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Today — 9 March 2026Main stream

Westbrook stacks another triple-double in Kings 126-110 win over Bulls

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 23 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for his NBA-record 208th career triple-double, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Chicago Bulls 126-110 on Sunday night.

Westbrook shot 7 of 17 with three 3-pointers in 35 minutes. It’s the fourth triple-double of the season for the 37-year-old, who moved within one assist of passing Mark Jackson for sixth on the NBA’s all-time list.

Westbrook’s triple-doubles are an ongoing record for the nine-time All-Star and came six days after he ripped into the Sacramento media for the narrative around the Kings this season.

Denver center and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has the second-most triple-doubles in the NBA with 181.

Rookie center Maxine Raynaud added 26 points and 11 rebounds. Malik Monk scored 30 points, Daeqwon Plowden had 16 and Precious Achiuwa added 13 to help the Kings to their third win in 23 games.

Collin Sexton made seven 3-pointers and scored 28 points off the bench for the Bulls. Josh Giddey had a triple-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Matas Buzelis scored 20 points and Nick Richards had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Playing before a half-filled home crowd, the Kings built an early double-digit lead that was never threatened.

Sacramento outscored the Bulls 68-36 in the paint.

Raynaud (18 points), Monk (14) and Westbrook (10) got the Kings going in the first half. The trio shot a combined 16-for-29, sparking Sacramento to a 65-51 halftime lead.

Up next

Bulls: Play Tuesday at Golden State.

Kings: Host the Pacers on Tuesday.

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Yesterday — 8 March 2026Main stream

Horvat scores winner in OT as Islanders edge Sharks 2-1

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Bo Horvat scored with 39.6 seconds left in overtime, lifting the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.

Tony DeAngelo also had a goal and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves for New York, which snapped a two-game skid and improved to 9-0 this season in overtime. It was also the Islanders' second win over the Sharks this season.

Macklin Celebrini scored his 32 goal of the season for the Sharks, who also lost in overtime against St. Louis on Friday. Yaroslav Askarov had 32 saves.

Brayden Schenn made his debut for the Islanders after being acquired from the Blues at the trade deadline for forward Jonathan Drouin, a goaltending prospect and first- and third-round picks in the draft this year. He had one shot and a blocked shot in 20 shifts and 17:26 of ice time.

Both teams had early goals before the game hit a scoring lull.

After Celebrini’s goal 33 seconds into the second period tied it at 1, the teams went nearly 44 minutes without scoring.

It appeared the game was headed to a shootout before Horvat’s winner ended the offensive drought. Horvat knocked in his team-leading 27th goal on a backhand shot that silenced the crowd in San Jose. Matthew Schaefer and Mathew Barzal assisted.

The Islanders spent much of the first period in the Sharks' zone and broke through on DeAngelo’s fifth goal of the season at the 8:23 mark. It was the Islanders defenseman’s first goal first since Jan. 26. Calum Ritchie assisted.

Celebrini, the Sharks’ 19-year-old star, tied it in the second with his third goal in three games. Celebrini’s shot from the right circle went past two defenders and Sorokin. Will Smith and John Klingberg had assists.

Both teams had several scoring opportunities in overtime. Sorokin held tough and made multiple point-blank saves to bail out the Islanders.

Up next

Islanders: At St. Louis on Tuesday.

Sharks: Host Buffalo on Tuesday.

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