Russell Westbrook #18 of the Sacramento Kings drives the ball against Jalen Suggs #4 of the Orlando Magic in the first quarter at Golden 1 Center on February 19, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO — Losers of their last 14 games, the Sacramento Kings came out of the All-Star break on Thursday in desperate need to break the skid and not set a new franchise record. Unfortunately, the Kings fell to the Orlando Magic 131-94 and set a new franchise record of 15 straight losses. 

In the first quarter, the Kings got off to a sluggish start to begin the game. DeMar DeRozan and Russell Westbrook dominated the possessions to start the game for the Kings, and it didn’t yield many results. However, the Kings’ second unit and young guys, led by Malik Monk, caught fire to end the quarter and outscored the Magic 28-18 in the opening quarter. Monk had nine of the Kings’ 28 first-quarter points as he caught fire in his initial minutes on the court to take the early 10-point lead.

In the second quarter, the Magic quickly flipped the script. The Magic came out firing and erased the Kings’ 10-point lead heading into the quarter. At the 7:23 mark, the Kings took a timeout as the Magic had pulled to within two points of the Kings, 37-35. Doug Christie tried to stop the bleeding, but it didn’t make much of a difference. The Magic went on to continue to outscore the Kings by a 46-27 margin to take a 64-55 lead into halftime. Paolo Banchero and Anthony Black led the resurgence for the Magic as they scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, in the second quarter alone. Nique Clifford and DeMar DeRozan paced the Kings in the second quarter as they each scored five points in the frame. The Kings, already facing a 14-game losing streak, had lost all of their momentum from the first quarter and needed to start the second half on a different note if they hoped to snap the skid.

In the third quarter, it didn’t get any better for the Kings. The halftime reset did the Kings little to no good as the Magic came out firing in the third quarter. The Magic outscored the Kings 38-29 in the third quarter to take the 102-84 lead into the final quarter of the game. The Kings’ perimeter defense was nonexistent as the Magic knocked down eight triples in the third quarter alone to aid in their surge against the Kings.

In the fourth quarter, it wasn’t much more than a cardio workout for both teams. The Magic continued to take it to the Kings as they expanded their already large lead in the fourth. The Magic outscored the Kings 29-10 in the fourth quarter to seal the deal on a 131-94 win.

The Kings’ leading scorer in the game was Maxime Raynaud, who had 17 points for the Kings. The Magic were led by a 30-point performance from Banchero in victory as Black added 20 points of his own.

The loss is the 15th consecutive loss for the Kings and is the most losses in franchise history, which includes stops in Cincinnati and Kansas City.

After the game, Keegan Murray spoke candidly with the media about the struggles this season and the past few years.

“It’s tough. I mean, I don’t really have words to explain it, to be honest. I don’t know if anyone really has words to explain it, what’s transpired these last three or four years. But obviously we got to change something. This obviously can’t happen.”

Up Next: The Kings take on the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday at 5 p.m. PST in Texas.

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