Bulgarian basketball star Aleksandar Vezenkov played a solid game as his Sacramento Kings beat the Washington Wizards 143-131 at home in the regular season of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Bulgaria's No. 1 athlete last year finished with 8 points, a career-high 7 rebounds (4 offensive), 1 assist and 2 steals in nearly 12 minutes on the floor, shooting 3/5 from the field and 2/3 of the triple.
Three players finished with 25 or more points for the Kings, led by guard De'Aaron Fox with 30, adding 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Lithuanian center Domantas Sabonis recorded a triple-double - 28 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and Keegan Murray scored 25. Harrison Barnes finished with 19 points, and Kevin Huerter and Malik Monk scored 11 and 10, respectively.
For the "magicians", Jordan Poole was the most productive with his 28 points - Kyle Kuzma added 27, and Tyus Jones got away with a double-double - 16 points and 9 assists. Bilal Coulibaly and Mike Muscala each scored 11 points, but their efforts were not enough for success in California.
With its third straight win in the League, Sacramento climbed into fourth place in the West with a record of 16-9, while Washington is in the penultimate position in the Eastern Conference with four wins and a total of 22 losses. /BGNES
