SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 28 factors and 11 rebounds, De’Aaron Fox added 19 factors and the Sacramento Kings topped the Utah Jazz 113-96 on Tuesday evening.
Jordan Clarkson scored 21 factors and John Collins had 18 for the Jazz, who opened the season with 4 straight losses and misplaced beginning forwards Taylor Hendricks (damaged leg) and Lauri Markkanen (again spasms) on consecutive nights .
The Jazz have misplaced their final two house video games by a complete of 58 factors. Rookie Kyle Filipowski received his first prolonged taking part in time and scored 12 factors.
DeMar DeRozan had 20 factors and eight assists for the Kings, who’ve received two in a row after beginning 0-2. Kevin Huerter and Keegan Murray every scored 14 factors for the Kings, who led by 27 factors.
Takeaways
Kings: The Kings shot simply 25.8% from 3-point vary, however shot 65.6% contained in the arc. They transfer the ball and see open photographs, particularly from mid-range.
Jazz: With out defensive guard Hendricks, who was misplaced for the season with a grotesque damaged leg and dislocated ankle on Monday, Utah struggled with Sacramento’s dribble penetration and crisp passing whereas typically having three or 4 rookies and second-year gamers on the sphere.
Key second
Markkanen didn’t return to the sport within the second half because of again ache and the Kings broke the sport open. Behind Fox’s 10 factors, they outscored the Jazz 29-14 within the third quarter, together with a 14-2 run to finish the interval.
Key statistic
DeRozan performed his fourth straight recreation with not less than 20 factors to begin his journey with the Kings. Solely Chris Webber (seven video games, February 5-17, 1999) and Oscar Robertson (six video games, October 19-27, 1960) had longer streaks to start their tenure with the franchise.
To be continued
The Kings go to Atlanta on Friday and the Jazz host San Antonio on Thursday.
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