The Phoenix Suns stored issues attention-grabbing all through the night, though the Sacramento Kings finally pulled away for a convincing 127-104 victory, handing Phoenix their third lack of the yr.
The Kings additionally beat the Suns on Sunday in Phoenix.
As a consequence of accidents to the likes of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Grayson Allen, discovering constant scoring (on the second evening of a back-to-back) was all the time going to be a problem for the Suns.
Phoenix shot simply 37.1 p.c from the sector and trailed by as many as 21 instances. They made simply 13 of 43 three-point makes an attempt.
Regardless of the ultimate rating, the Suns stored the Kings trustworthy till the ultimate minutes of motion.
Josh Okogie (25 factors) led all Suns in scoring. DeMar DeRozan was compelled to retire early and didn’t return.
Fast recap
The Suns received off to a poor begin because of quite a few turnovers, discovering themselves down 19-7 early, however they finally recovered to go into the second quarter with a rating of 35-29. Damion Lee made the uncommon look within the first quarter for Phoenix, which made simply 4 of 14 three-pointers within the interval.
After trailing by as many as 15 factors within the first half, the Suns (led by Josh Okogie’s 16 factors) trailed solely 65-61 getting into the locker room at halftime. The Kings shot an unimaginable 63% from the sector within the first two quarters whereas Phoenix outshot them 28-19.
Early within the third quarter, the Suns took their first lead of the evening after opening the third quarter on a 10-3 run. The Kings responded – properly – whereas the Suns missed their subsequent 14 of 17 pictures, with Sacramento finally taking a 93-80 lead into the fourth.
Phoenix flirted with a possible menace to the lead — however earlier than you blink — the Suns trailed by 20 with 5 minutes remaining and emptied the bench.
Notable performances
Devin Booker – 18 PTS, 3 CER, 5 AST, 2 STL
Josh Okogie – 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL
What’s subsequent
The Suns are in Oklahoma Metropolis on Friday evening.
