Kings look to carry momentum into meeting vs. Pistons

After opening their six-game road trip with three straight losses, the Sacramento Kings have bounced back with a pair of wins.The Kings will look to build on one of their most impressive victories of the season when they conclude their trip with a matchup against the Detroit Pistons (43-35) on Monday night.Zach LaVine scored 37 points to lead Sacramento (38-40) to a 120-113 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night.DeMar DeRozan added 28 points and Domantas Sabonis had 27 points and nine rebounds for the Kings, who are in ninth place in the Western Conference.Sacramento shot 53.7 percent from the field and 42.4 percent (14 of 33) from 3-point range against the Cavaliers.”Fantastic road win. A true team effort,” Kings interim coach Doug Christie said. “The biggest thing to me was (Cleveland committing) 16 turnovers and turning them into 37 points. For us, as we continue to build, regardless of the opponent, just a fantastic win.”With both Keegan Murray (back) and Jake LaRavia (thumb) sitting out Sunday because of injuries, the Kings relied heavily on forward Trey Lyles. The nine-year veteran played 40 minutes, finishing with seven points and eight rebounds.”Trey stepped in and plays 40 minutes, and his impact wasn’t with points or anything like that,” Christie said. “He just was out there playing at a very high level. He ended up being the defensive player of the game.”DeRozan has scored 21 points or more in six straight games for Sacramento, which is looking to avenge a 114-113 home loss to Detroit on Dec. 26.One night after clinching their first top-six spot in the Eastern Conference since 2008, the Pistons lost 109-103 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.Detroit’s Cade Cunningham returned after missing six games with a calf strain and had 25 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes.

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