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Phoenix Suns at Sacramento Kings

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Phoenix Suns
36-46, 12-29 Away
Final
98 - 109

Sacramento Kings
40-42, 20-21 Home

Sabonis, Valanciunas lead Kings past Suns in finale

Issac Jones skies for emphatic putback jam vs. Suns

Sabonis had 20 points and 12 rebounds for his 61st double-double of the season while Valanciunas had 22 points and 10 rebounds.

Zach LaVine added 20 points as the Kings (40-42) ended a two-game skid.

Sacramento, ninth in the Western Conference standings, hosts the No. 10 Dallas Mavericks in a loser-out play-in game on Wednesday.

The Suns rested their top three players and finished the season 36-46, their worst record since going 34-39 during the Covid-shortened season 2019-20.

Grayson Allen paced the Suns with 20 points. Tyus Jones scored 17 points while Ryan Dunn and Colin Gilespie each had 12 points.

Key moment The Suns missed a chance to cut into a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter before Grayson Allen missed a relatively easy layup. The Kings grabbed the rebound and Sacramento’s Trey Lyles followed with a 3-pointer.

Key stat Playing without three key starters, Suns coach Mike Budenholzer leaned a lot on his reserves. The Kings took full advantage and outscored Phoenix’s bench 50-33.

Up next The Kings host the Mavericks in the first round of the play-in bracket Wednesday. The Suns will miss the postseason for the first time since 2020.

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Regular Season Series

SAC wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 98 - 109
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 98 - 109
4th 13.2 Damion Lee makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot 98 - 109
4th 23.1 Damion Lee defensive rebound 96 - 109
4th 25.0 Doug McDermott misses driving layup 96 - 109

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phx.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHX https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSAC
40-84 FG 46-88
48 Field Goal % 52
15-44 3PT 14-34
34 Three Point % 41
3-6 FT 3-3
50 Free Throw % 100
37 Rebounds 43
9 Offensive Rebounds 10
28 Defensive Rebounds 33
28 Assists 31
6 Steals 6
1 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 2
13 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
7 Fast Break Points 11
40 Points in Paint 44
9 Fouls 7
3 Largest Lead 17
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Keegan Murray, F Out May 13
Isaiah Stevens, G Out Apr 12
DeMar DeRozan, G Out Apr 11
Malik Monk, G Out Apr 11
Russell Westbrook, G Out Apr 11
Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Goodwin, G Out Apr 27
Mark Williams, C Out Apr 26

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 17,832 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 53 29 .646 - W3
Phoenix 45 37 .549 8 W1
LA Clippers 42 40 .512 11 W1
Golden State 37 45 .451 16 L3
Sacramento 22 60 .268 31 L1
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