De'Aaron Fox had a career-high 31 points (7 during a 14-0 run in the third quarter), 10 rebounds and 15 assists, his first career triple-double, and the Sacramento Kings routed the Atlanta Hawks 146-115 for their fifth straight win.
The Kings led by as many as 37, pulling away with a 36-12 run in the third quarter.
Buddy Hield had 27 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 6 assists, and Nemanja Bjelica added 19 points on 7 for 11 shooting. Fox assisted on 6 of Hield’s 10 baskets, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Hawks, Jeremy Lin scored 23 points on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench, and Taurean Prince went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Kings shot 54.1% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Hawks’ 48.3% and 25.8%. They outscored the Hawks 30-13 off turnovers. The Kings’ starters outscored the Hawks 49-37 in 15 minutes together.