Phoenix Suns at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationFox, Kings beat short-handed Suns for 2nd time in 4 days, 127-101
Domantas Sabonis added 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to help the Kings to their second victory in four days against the Suns, who were without Kevin Durant for the third straight game because of a strained calf.
Josh Okogie had a season-high 25 points and eight rebounds for the Suns, who also were without Bradley Beal (calf) and Grayson Allen (hamstring). Devin Booker had 18 points.
The Kings' DeMar DeRozan did not play in the second half because of lower back tightness.
The Kings led by 26 before Phoenix made a charge in the fourth quarter and got five at 93-88 on Okogie’s layup with 10:22 remaining. Fox stopped the Suns’ run with a short jumper then made a 3-pointer.
Kings: Sacramento made significant strides in a lot of areas, most specifically in defending the 3-pointer. Phoenix had 18 3s against Sacramento four days earlier, but shot shot just 13 of 43 behind the arc Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
SAC leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 104 - 127 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 104 - 127 | |
4th 6.1 | Bol Bol makes free throw 1 of 1 | 104 - 127 | |
4th 6.1 | Mason Jones shooting foul | 103 - 127 | |
4th 6.1 | Bol Bol makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Damion Lee assists) | 103 - 127 |
Statistics
PHX | SAC | |
---|---|---|
36-97 | FG | 50-78 |
37.1 | Field Goal % | 64.1 |
13-43 | 3PT | 15-28 |
30.2 | Three Point % | 53.6 |
19-26 | FT | 12-17 |
73.1 | Free Throw % | 70.6 |
40 | Rebounds | 45 |
19 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
23 | Assists | 38 |
12 | Steals | 7 |
2 | Blocks | 8 |
10 | Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 29 |
13 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
42 | Points in Paint | 62 |
12 | Fouls | 20 |
4 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,204 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
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