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Fox, Kings beat short-handed Suns for 2nd time in 4 days, 127-101
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) De’Aaron Fox had 29 points and 10 assists, Kevin Huerter scored a season-high 22 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Phoenix Suns 127-101 on Wednesday night.
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.
Suns: Phoenix showed a lot of grit while playing the second game of a back-to-back and kept the game competitive despite trailing most of the game.
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.
Sacramento was settling for mid-range shots early in the third quarter until Fox drove around and Mason Plumlee in the paint and scored, sparking a 10-2 run.
The Kings were much sharper with their perimeter offense than they have been. Four days after shooting 11 of 37 behind the arc in Phoenix, Sacramento went 11 of 22.
The Suns are at Oklahoma City on Friday night. The Kings host Minnesota on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jusuf Nurkic vs. Domantas Sabonis (Tyus Jones gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 |  | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | ||
| 11:23 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (lost ball) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | ||
| 11:01 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot | 0-2 |
| 10:36 | | DeMar DeRozan blocks Ryan Dunn's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:34 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point running reverse layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:12 | | Tyus Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 10:06 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Devin Booker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Ryan Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Ryan Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Ryan Dunn makes two point tip layup | 2-4 |
| 9:36 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 2-6 |
| 9:24 | | De'Aaron Fox personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | Tyus Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (lost ball) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point running layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 4-6 |
| 8:58 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-8 |
| 8:45 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 4-11 |
| 8:14 | | Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Huerter steals) | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point running layup | 4-13 |
| 7:51 | | Royce O'Neale misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:50 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Royce O'Neale misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:48 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 4-15 |
| 7:38 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:26 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 7-15 |
| 7:06 | | Ryan Dunn blocks Domantas Sabonis's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 7:05 | | DeMar DeRozan offensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Huerter steals) | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point running layup (Kevin Huerter assists) | 7-17 |
| 6:33 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:24 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-18 |
| 6:24 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-19 |
| 6:08 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 10-19 |
| 5:52 | | Ryan Dunn blocks DeMar DeRozan's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 12-19 |
| 5:26 | | +3 | Domantas Sabonis makes three point jump shot (Trey Lyles assists) | 12-22 |
| 5:03 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (lost ball) (DeMar DeRozan steals) | ||
| 4:50 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 4:44 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point running jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 15-22 |
| 4:24 | | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 15-25 |
| 4:11 | | Jordan McLaughlin shooting foul (Tyus Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 4:11 | | +1 | Tyus Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-25 |
| 4:11 | | +1 | Tyus Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-25 |
| 3:57 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 3:54 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running dunk | 19-25 |
| 3:39 | | +3 | Jordan McLaughlin makes three point jump shot (Trey Lyles assists) | 19-28 |
| 3:20 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 22-28 |
| 3:18 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:02 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 22-31 |
| 2:46 | | Monte Morris misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point putback layup | 24-31 |
| 2:32 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Josh Okogie misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:13 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-32 |
| 2:04 | | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:02 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Damion Lee turnover (bad pass) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | ||
| 1:41 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Keegan Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Keegan Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:19 | | Keon Ellis shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 1:19 | | Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:19 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +1 | Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-32 |
| 1:11 | | Keon Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 1:09 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point running dunk | 27-32 |
| 0:46 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point driving layup | 29-32 |
| 0:33 | | Monte Morris shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-33 |
| 0:33 | | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:31 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Damion Lee misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:17 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Royce O'Neale offensive foul (Keon Ellis draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup | 29-35 |
| 0:00 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:52 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:50 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 32-35 |
| 11:17 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Monte Morris steals) | ||
| 11:06 | | Damion Lee misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point running jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 32-38 |
| 10:36 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point driving floating jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 34-38 |
| 10:22 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup | 34-40 |
| 10:00 | | Mason Plumlee offensive foul (Charge) (Trey Lyles draws the foul) | ||
| 10:00 | | Mason Plumlee turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup | 34-42 |
| 9:29 | | Royce O'Neale misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Josh Okogie misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:00 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point running jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 34-45 |
| 8:44 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:35 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point floating jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 34-47 |
| 8:01 | | DeMar DeRozan blocks Jusuf Nurkic's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Ryan Dunn misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Doug McDermott misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Huerter steals) | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 34-49 |
| 6:57 | | Keon Ellis shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 6:57 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-49 |
| 6:57 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-49 |
| 6:54 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Doug McDermott defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Kevin Huerter misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Kevin Huerter turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 5:56 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point pullup jump shot | 39-49 |
| 5:54 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 39-51 |
| 5:21 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:21 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-51 |
| 5:04 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 40-54 |
| 4:47 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point putback layup | 42-54 |
| 4:31 | | +2 | Keon Ellis makes two point driving floating jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 42-56 |
| 4:08 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot |