At 11 o'clock on November 14, Beijing time, in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the Sacramento Kings sat at home against the Phoenix Suns. After a lot of competition, the Kings defeated the Suns 127-104.

Statistics

Suns: Booker 18 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Okogie 25 points and 8 rebounds, Jones 10 points and 8 assists, Dunn 10 points and 3 rebounds, Morris 10 points;

Kings: Fox 29 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Sabonis 11 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, Murray 17 points and 4 rebounds, Huerter 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, Lyles 13 points and 5 rebounds, McLaughlin 11 points;

Background

The Suns had a 9-2 regular season record, while the Kings had a 6-5 regular season record. On Nov. 11, the two sides met once, and the Kings beat the Suns 127-118 in overtime, ending the Suns' winning streak. At this point, the Kings and Suns met again, and Kevin Durant was still sidelined due to injury. In addition, Bradley Beale and Allen were also absent due to health reasons.

Match replays

At the beginning of the game, the Kings were on fire, with DeRozan, Fox, Murray and Huerter all hitting jumpers, and the Kings took the lead in a 15-4 wave. In the following period, the Suns tried to instigate a counterattack, with Jones and Dunn hitting three-pointers in quick succession, but the Kings also hit three-pointers by Sabonis. Immediately after, Okogie hit a three-pointer for the Suns, and Murray immediately responded with a three-pointer to help the Kings stabilize the situation on the court. Then, the Kings missed many shots when they were cold, and the Suns continued to attack the inside line to score points driven by Okogie and Morris, and the Suns used this to blast out a wave of scoring small climaxes to close the score. At the end of the quarter, Fox held the ball and broke through to hit a layup. At the end of the first quarter, the Kings led the Suns by six points at 35-29.

Entering the second quarter, Morris took the lead in hitting a three-pointer, and the King quickly gave the opponent a counterattack through three-pointers, counterattack layups, and continued to score points, blasting out a wave of 14-2, instantly extending the lead to 15 points. Booker scored five straight points with Jones to help the Suns chase the score. In the ensuing period, the two sides alternated points through long-range jumpers, counter-driving layups and free throws, and when Sabonis hit an open three-pointer, the Kings extended the lead to 15 points. At the end of the quarter, the Kings suddenly went on offense, and the Suns seized the opportunity to instigate a counterattack, Okogie continued to score points on an outside shot and Booker also hit a three-pointer, and the Suns successfully closed the score with a 9-0 run. At halftime, the Kings led by five points at 61-56.

Yibian fought again, Booker burst into the opening stage and scored consecutive points with a burst of outside shots to lead the Suns to a wave of 12-3 to turn the situation around and overtake the score, but the Kings quickly gave the opponent a counterattack, Fox and Huerter scored consecutive points with a burst outside shot and Sabonis hit a three-pointer, and the Kings regained the initiative with a wave of 13-0. In the following period, the Suns hit three-pointers from Washington and Morris one after another, and just as the Suns were about to get closer to the score, the Kings continued to score points through free throws, jumpers and breakaway layups to stabilize the situation. At the end of the quarter, Huerter carried the banner of the Kings' offense, first hitting 2+1 and then hitting a three-pointer, helping the Kings hold a 13-point advantage at the end of the third quarter. DeRozan withdrew from the game due to back discomfort.

In the final quarter of the game, Washington took the lead in hitting a three-pointer, and Okogie immediately scored five points on an outside shot, and the Suns exploded into a wave of 8-0. But Fox then hit five straight shots and Huerter hit a three-pointer, and the Kings went on a 10-2 run. In the following period, the Suns still did not regain their touch, on the other hand, the Kings continued their hot momentum through three-pointers, counterattack layups and scored consecutive points, when Ellis scored on a jumper, the Kings led the Suns by 20 points at 110-90. Due to the large difference in points and the lack of time left, the game lost the suspense of the victory, and the two sides changed their main forces one after another, and the game entered garbage time. In the end, the Kings defeated the Suns 127-104.

Both sides start

Suns: Booker, Nurkic, Jones, Dunn, O'Neal;

Kings: DeRozan, Sabonis, Fox, Murray, Huerter;