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Kings' Domantas Sabonis Joins Wilt Chamberlain With Elite Stat

Originally posted on FanNation Inside The Kings
By Logan Struck | Last updated 1/29/24

The Sacramento Kings fended off the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night, highlighted by an outstanding performance from All-Star big man Domantas Sabonis. In a game full of disappointing performances, Sabonis dropped an elite 20 points, 26 rebounds, and five assists shooting 10-11 from the field.

With that unbelievable stat line, Sabonis joins the most elite company possible, as NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain has been the only other player in league history to put up a 20-25-5-90% line.

With his performance tonight, Domantas Sabonis joins Wilt Chamberlain (6x) as only players in NBA history (since assists were tracked in 1956-57) to have a 20-25-5-90% line.

20 PTS, 26 REBS, 5 AST, 10/11 FGM (90.9%) pic.twitter.com/BHzO8lbJi4
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) January 30, 2024

Chamberlain, who is practically a myth in the NBA world, had this stat line six times, but Sabonis is the first to do it since the freak of nature himself.

Sabonis has now recorded his 28th consecutive double-double and 41st on the season, staying tied with Denver Nuggets ' Nikola Jokic for first in the league.

Not many NBA players join Chamberlain in a stat category, as many of his stat lines were video game numbers. Sabonis has put on an MVP-caliber season and the main reason the Kings have moved to 27-18 on the year. If his All-Star teammate De'Aaron Fox can find his rhythm full-time again, the Kings will be a scary team with 37 regular season games left.

This article first appeared on FanNation Inside The Kings and was syndicated with permission.

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