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Sacramento Kings at Atlanta Hawks

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3-2, 2-1 Away
Final
123 - 115

2-4, 2-2 Home

De'Aaron Fox leads Kings to 123-115 win over short-handed Hawks

De'Aaron Fox highlights vs. Atlanta Hawks

DeMar DeRozan had 27, the fifth straight game he's scored more than 20 since joining the Kings in the offseason. Domantas Sabonis scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds before fouling out, his fourth double-double in five games.

Trae Young led the Hawks with 25 points and 12 assists and Garrison Mathews hit a career-high seven 3-pointers off the bench en route to 23 points.

The Hawks played without starters De'Andre Hunter and Dyson Daniels, plus rotation players Bogdan Bogdanovic, Vit Krejci and Kobe Bufkin due to injury.

The Kings outrebounded the Hawks 50-41 and did not trail for the final 47 minutes of the game.

Takeaways Kings: The Kings were in control most of the way but could not put the game away. Still, their four-game road trip is off to a 2-0 start.

Hawks: Despite being outmanned, the Hawks put forth a better fight than they did in losing two games to the Wizards. Mathews looks like he may have earned a starting spot with his outstanding 3-point shooting while the team is lacking bodies.

Key moment Young tied the game with a long 2-pointer with 5:52 left, but a 6-0 burst from the Kings put them back in control. Fox had four of the six points and DeRozan hit a contested shot from the wing.

Key stat Overall No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher made the first shot of the game, a 3-pointer from the corner, then missed his final eight shots. He is shooting 31.6% this season, including 22.2% from deep.

Up next The Kings play the third game of a four-game road trip at Toronto on Saturday night. The Hawks play at New Orleans on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

SAC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Hawks: 35.7%
Kings: 64.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 123 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 123 - 115
4th 19.1 DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound 123 - 115
4th 23.1 Garrison Mathews misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot 123 - 115
4th 26.0 Trey Lyles personal foul 123 - 115

Statistics

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43-89 FG 41-92
48.3 Field Goal % 44.6
11-33 3PT 19-50
33.3 Three Point % 38.0
26-30 FT 14-18
86.7 Free Throw % 77.8
51 Rebounds 40
10 Offensive Rebounds 8
41 Defensive Rebounds 32
28 Assists 30
9 Steals 8
4 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
13 Fast Break Points 10
50 Points in Paint 38
21 Fouls 22
18 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 15,156 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 16 12 .571 - W3
Golden State 15 12 .556 0.5 W1
LA Clippers 16 13 .552 0.5 L1
Phoenix 14 13 .519 1.5 L2
Sacramento 13 17 .433 4 L4

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 18 12 .600 - W1
Miami 13 13 .500 3 L3
Atlanta 14 15 .483 3.5 L3
Charlotte 7 21 .250 10 L4
Washington 4 22 .154 12 L1
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