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Kevin Huerter scores 29 points, Kings beat Suns 135-127
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Kevin Huerter led all scorers with 29 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Phoenix Suns 135-127 on Friday night.
Huerter added nine rebounds and five assists for the Kings (44-29), who are in third place in the Western Conference behind Denver and Memphis.
“That third quarter was huge,” Huerter said. “At the start of it, we got stops and allowed us to get out in transition ... we had to pick up the pace, continue to move the ball, and look for better looks.”
Domantas Sabonis finished with 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for the Kings.
Sacramento's De’Aaron Fox exited the game with 7:16 left in the third quarter with right hamstring soreness. Fox finished with 19 points in 21 minutes.
“Big win by our guys tonight,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “The energy in this building is off the charts.”
Harrison Barnes scored 23 points and Keegan Murray finished with 13 points, including three 3-pointers in the win.
Devin Booker finished with 32 points for the Suns (38-36). Terrence Ross scored a season-high 30 points off the bench and hit six 3-pointers.
“The bench played well,” Booker said. “They brought us back at the end of the third, too, when me and Chris went to the bench. Shoutout to the bench guys. They played unbelievably tonight. We didn't have enough to finish it out.”
Chris Paul had 15 points and 13 assists. Jock Landale finished with 17 points in the loss.
“There’s a number of struggles," Suns coach Monty Williams said. “We got a bit unorganized in the third quarter. We just weren’t that great. … It’s obviously a tough loss when we were playing as well as we did in the first half.”
TIP-INS
Suns: Deandre Ayton (right hip contusion) and Kevin Durant (left ankle sprain) were ruled out before the game. … Booker received a technical foul with 8:35 left in the third quarter. … Paul received a technical minutes later, with 7:41 left in the third.
Kings: Huerter returned after a two-game absence because of a right popliteus strain in his knee. … The attendance on Friday of 18,151 broke a Golden 1 Center record.
UP NEXT
Kings: Host the Utah Jazz on Saturday. Suns: Host the 76ers on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bismack Biyombo vs. Domantas Sabonis (Chris Paul gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | Bismack Biyombo misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 11:40 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point cutting layup (Keegan Murray assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:24 | | Keegan Murray personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup (Josh Okogie assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:00 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 4-5 |
| 10:35 | | Harrison Barnes shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | Bismack Biyombo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:32 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 4-7 |
| 10:05 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 6-7 |
| 9:40 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-7 |
| 9:29 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 9:11 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point layup (Bismack Biyombo assists) | 10-7 |
| 8:44 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Kessler Edwards assists) | 10-10 |
| 8:16 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point layup (Chris Paul assists) | 12-10 |
| 8:06 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point layup | 12-12 |
| 7:53 | | Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point running layup (Kevin Huerter assists) | 12-14 |
| 6:56 | | Kessler Edwards shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 6:56 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:56 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 6:56 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-14 |
| 6:38 | | Torrey Craig blocks Domantas Sabonis's two point layup | ||
| 6:36 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point putback layup | 14-16 |
| 6:18 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive foul (Charge) (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 6:18 | | Bismack Biyombo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:04 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Huerter assists) | 14-18 |
| 5:47 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point floating jump shot (Torrey Craig assists) | 16-18 |
| 5:29 | | +2 | Kessler Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 16-20 |
| 5:13 | | +2 | Torrey Craig makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Chris Paul assists) | 18-20 |
| 4:49 | | Kessler Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Landry Shamet defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Kevin Huerter turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:21 | | Kessler Edwards personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 4:21 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-20 |
| 4:21 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-20 |
| 4:03 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Chris Paul misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Chris Paul offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | T.J. Warren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Chris Paul offensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 22-20 |
| 3:27 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (bad pass) (T.J. Warren steals) | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | T.J. Warren makes two point running dunk | 24-20 |
| 3:26 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:15 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point driving dunk | 24-22 |
| 2:48 | | Chimezie Metu shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 2:48 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-22 |
| 2:48 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-22 |
| 2:32 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point driving floating jump shot | 26-24 |
| 2:13 | | T.J. Warren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (T.J. Warren steals) | ||
| 1:51 | | Landry Shamet turnover (lost ball) (Kessler Edwards steals) | ||
| 1:42 | | Malik Monk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | T.J. Warren misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:21 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Jock Landale misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:21 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Kessler Edwards blocks Devin Booker's two point jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot | 28-24 |
| 0:58 | | Devin Booker personal foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 0:50 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Terence Davis kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:26 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 30-24 |
| 0:03 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Trey Lyles misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:41 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | T.J. Warren makes two point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 32-24 |
| 11:24 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point floating jump shot | 32-26 |
| 11:08 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point hook shot (Chris Paul assists) | 34-26 |
| 10:59 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:45 | | De'Aaron Fox blocks Landry Shamet's three point jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | De'Aaron Fox personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 10:30 | | T.J. Warren turnover (bad pass) (Trey Lyles steals) | ||
| 10:19 | | Terence Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Malik Monk offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 34-29 |
| 9:50 | | Chris Paul misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | T.J. Warren offensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | +2 | T.J. Warren makes two point pullup jump shot | 36-29 |
| 9:37 | | Landry Shamet shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 9:37 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-30 |
| 9:37 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-31 |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point cutting dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 38-31 |
| 9:03 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +2 | Terrence Ross makes two point pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 40-31 |
| 8:50 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:36 | | Jock Landale shooting foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | +1 | Malik Monk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-32 |
| 8:36 | | +1 | Malik Monk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-33 |
| 8:22 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point bank jump shot (Terrence Ross assists) | 42-33 |
| 8:12 | | Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Terrence Ross defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | +2 | T.J. Warren makes two point running jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 44-33 |
| 7:48 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Terrence Ross defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point hook shot (Chris Paul assists) | 46-33 |
| 7:12 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point bank hook shot | 46-35 |
| 6:49 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 48-35 |
| 6:33 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point pullup jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 48-38 |
| 6:33 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:20 | | Terrence Ross misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Malik Monk misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:10 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Terrence Ross makes two point driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 50-38 |
| 5:39 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 50-41 |
| 5:23 | | +3 | Terrence Ross makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 53-41 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting layup (Harrison Barnes assists) | 53-43 |
| 4:41 | | T.J. Warren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Bismack Biyombo blocks Malik Monk's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 4:28 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot | 55-43 |
| 4:21 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:08 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 55-45 |
| 3:55 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point cutting layup (Cameron Payne assists) | 57-45 |
| 3:47 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting dunk (Keegan Murray assists) | 57-47 |
| 3:28 | | +2 | Terrence Ross makes two point pullup jump shot (Bismack Biyombo assists) | 59-47 |
| 3:05 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Cameron Payne turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:20 | | Terrence Ross personal foul (Keegan Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving dunk | 59-49 |
| 2:03 | | +3 | Terrence Ross makes three point jump shot (Jock Landale assists) | 62-49 |
| 1:51 | | Kevin Huerter misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | Cameron Payne misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:39 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 62-51 |
| 1:20 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 64-51 |
| 1:20 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:20 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 65-51 |
| 1:09 | | Jock Landale personal foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 1:06 | | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 65-54 |
| 0:55 | | Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:51 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:43 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Devin Booker assists) | 67-54 |
| 0:13 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 67-56 |
| 0:01 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Torrey Craig offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Torrey Craig misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |