Sacramento Kings at Phoenix Suns
· National Basketball AssociationBooker scores 20 in 1st quarter, finishes with 33 as Suns rout Kings 129-102
Dillon Brooks scored 18 points and Mark Williams had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Suns, who have won five of their last six. They bounced back from Wednesday’s loss at Cleveland. Booker, Brooks and Williams all sat the entire fourth quarter.
Collin Gillespie and Oso Ighodaro each had 15 points for Phoenix. Reserve Jamaree Bouyea scored 12 for the Suns, who led by 28 points late in the game.
Booker finished 13 of 21 from the field — just 1 for 6 from 3-point range — and 6 of 7 from the free throw line in 28 minutes. He was 8 of 12 in the first quarter in scoring 20 of the Suns’ 32 points. It was Booker's highest-scoring quarter since April 2024, when he also scored 20.
The Suns led 62-56 at the half but opened it up in the third quarter, leading by as many as 18 before ending the period with a 97-83 lead.
Keegan Murray led the Kings with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Sacramento lost its fourth in a row, and sixth straight on the road to fall to 8-27.
Russell Westbrook had 17 points and six assists for the Kings, and Keon Ellis finished with 14 points.
Suns: Host Oklahoma City on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
PHX leads series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 102 - 129 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 102 - 129 |
| 4th 8.4 |  |
Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound | 102 - 129 |
| 4th 8.4 |  |
Devin Carter misses two point shot | 102 - 129 |
| 4th 9.2 | |
Devin Carter offensive rebound | 102 - 129 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-85 | FG | 49-87 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 10-28 | 3PT | 8-31 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 22-32 | FT | 23-28 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 66 |
| 23 | Fouls | 23 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 28 |
| 8 | Lead Changes | 8 |
| 13 | Percent Led | 82 |
Phoenix Suns Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaree Bouyea, G | Out | Jan 10 |
| Jalen Green, G | Out | Jan 10 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schroder, G | Suspension | Jan 10 |
| Isaiah Stevens, G | Day-To-Day | Jan 8 |
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Jan 6 |
| Domantas Sabonis, F | Out | Dec 19 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,071 · Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
23 | 13 | .639 | - | L2 |
 Phoenix |
23 | 15 | .605 | 1 | W2 |
 Golden State |
21 | 18 | .538 | 3.5 | W2 |
 LA Clippers |
15 | 23 | .395 | 9 | W2 |
 Sacramento |
8 | 30 | .211 | 16 | L7 |
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