National Basketball Association
Sacramento 114, Phoenix 103
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials:
#82 Suyash Mehta, #23 Tre Maddox, #58 Josh Tiven
Attendance:
14134
By Field Level Media
Nemanja Bjelica gave Sacramento the lead for good with a 3-pointer with 7:31 remaining in the game, and De'Aaron Fox saved nine of his team-high 27 points for the final 7:02 as the visiting Kings rallied from a 21-point deficit to stun the Phoenix Suns 114-103 on Tuesday night.
Devin Booker extended his franchise record of consecutive 30-point games to seven with a game-high 34-point effort, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Suns from sustaining a second consecutive home loss.
Playing the second night of a back-to-back and down 80-59 with under five minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Kings climbed within 87-78 before period's end thanks in large part to four 3-pointers, including a pair by rookie Justin James.
Nemanja completed the comeback and put the Kings up 92-91 on a dunk with 8:03 left in the final quarter, then responded to two Kelly Oubre Jr. free throws with his go-ahead 3-pointer, giving the visitors a 95-93 advantage.
Fox did most of the heavy lifting after that, including consecutive long jumpers -- one a 3-pointer -- after the Suns had gotten within 102-100 with still 3:47 to play.
Phoenix never got closer than five after that.
Bjelica finished with 19 points, and Buddy Hield had 16 for Sacramento, which was coming off a 111-98 home win over Golden State on Monday night.
Backup big man Dewayne Dedmon, recently fined for requesting a trade, chipped in with a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double for the Kings, while Trevor Ariza added 15 points and Cory Joseph 10.
Hield (four), Bjelica (three) and Ariza (three) combined for 10 3-pointers as the Kings outscored the Suns 45-33 from beyond the arc.
Booker shot 12-for-21 en route to his 34 points. He also found time for seven assists.
Deandre Ayton had 21 points to go with a team-high nine rebounds, Oubre 17 points and Ricky Rubio a game-high nine assists to complement eight points for Phoenix, which had won two of the first three games in the now-complete season series.
The Suns lost despite outshooting the Kings 48.1 percent to 44.0.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
Phoenix |
De'Aaron Fox 27 |
Scoring |
Devin Booker 34 |
De'Aaron Fox 6 |
Assists |
Ricky Rubio 9 |
Dewayne Dedmon 10 |
Rebounds |
Deandre Ayton 9 |
De'Aaron Fox 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Devin Booker 8 |
Nemanja Bjelica 3 |
Steals |
Devin Booker 1 |
De'Aaron Fox 1 |
Blocks |
Deandre Ayton 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
114 |
44.0 |
15-36 |
25-28 |
18 |
41 |
1 |
8 |
16 |
Phoenix
|
103 |
48.1 |
11-35 |
18-22 |
24 |
41 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Suns have a W/L % of .214 after a win and .478 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Kings have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .391 after a loss.