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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 29 | 42 | 21 | 24 | 116 |
 Suns | 19 | 35 | 36 | 30 | 120 |
SACTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 47-9450.0% | 9-2437.5% | 13-2356.5% | 37 | 24 | 13 |
| PHX | 45-9547.4% | 10-3429.4% | 20-2871.4% | 51 | 23 | 15 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Phoenix Suns120| 36 | 31 | 10-19 | 1-3 | 10-15 | 0 | +1 | −3.9 | |||||||
| 36 | 18 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 0 | +1 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 34 | 22 | 9-24 | 1-8 | 3-3 | +2 | −6.4 | ||||||||
| 25 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-2 | −7 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 19 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 12 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 24 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | +9 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.8 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +5.0 | ||||
| Team | 120 | 45-9547.4% | 10-3429.4% | 51 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 20-2871.4% | 18 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 33 points on 13 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Goodwin, Isaiah Livers, Khaman Maluach, Rasheer Fleming and Koby Brea (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings116| 37 | 29 | 12-17 | 1-2 | 4-9 | +9 | +12.5 | ||||||||
| 35 | 30 | 13-24 | 2-10 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.9 | |||||
| 30 | 14 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −1.9 | |||||||
| 24 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 | −0.6 | ||||||||
| 22 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | −7 | −2.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 19 | 7-13 | 3-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +1.5 | ||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +2 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | +6 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 13 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +2.7 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.6 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.0 | |||
| Team | 116 | 47-9450.0% | 9-2437.5% | 37 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 13-2356.5% | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Devin Carter, Doug McDermott, Daeqwon Plowden and Isaiah Stevens (coach’s decision).
Suns120Kings116ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Phoenix Suns rallied from 20 points down in the second quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 120-116 in the season opener for both teams at Mortgage Matchup Center.
The Suns trailed 64-44 with 2:25 left in the second quarter and 71-54 at halftime. They outscored the Kings 76-52 the rest of the way.
Devin Booker’s 2 free throws with 17.8 seconds left made it 118-113 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Kings 14-12. Booker scored 7 of the Suns’ 14 on 1 for 2 shooting and 5 for 6 at the line.
Booker scored 31 points (16 in the paint). Dillon Brooks added 22 points (12 in the paint) in his first game with the Suns, and Ryan Dunn had 9 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.
For the Kings, Zach LaVine scored 30 points, and DeMar DeRozan added 29 points and 9 assists on 12 for 17 shooting.
The Suns grabbed 18 offensive rebounds to the Kings’ 9. The Suns outscored the Kings 19-9 in 7 minutes with O'Neale, Hayes-Davis, Allen, Williams and Gillespie on the floor together.
Phoenix SunsSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Suns’ chance bottomed out at 8.9% (2nd quarter, 2:14 left).
100 points from the field on 95 shots: 2.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-26 | 84.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 10-28 | 35.7% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 3-7 | 42.9% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-25 | 24.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | 23 | 7 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 13 | 9 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Nique Clifford | 11 | 7 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Russell Westbrook | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 8 | 2-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan | 16 | 6 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Zach LaVine | 12 | 5 | 1-4 | +2 |
| Nique Clifford | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Malik Monk | 8 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 4-11 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Monk | 13 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Dennis Schröder | 11 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Zach LaVine | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Keon Ellis | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 5 | 1-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = SAC leads
PHX Largest Lead
9
Q4 5:46
SAC Largest Lead
20
Q2 2:25
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAC 10-0 run
Q1 7:59 – Q1 6:05
+4 → -6
SAC 8-0 run
Q2 5:39 – Q2 4:24
-11 → -19
PHX 9-0 run
Q3 5:59 – Q3 4:25
-14 → -5
PHX 11-0 run
Q4 11:04 – Q4 8:28
-4 → +7
