Phoenix Suns at Sacramento Kings
· NBA Cup - Group PlayWilliams and Gillespie power Suns to a 112-100 win over Kings and improve to 3-0 in NBA Cup
The 7-foot Williams shot 9 of 12 from the field and had nine offensive rebounds, dominating in the paint. Gillespie added nine assists.
The Suns improved to 3-0 in the NBA Cup standings. The Kings fell to 0-3.
The Suns never trailed, jumping to a 41-16 lead in the first quarter after taking advantage of the sloppy Kings, who had seven turnovers. Devin Booker had 12 points while Gillespie – making his first start of the season – scored 11.
Booker finished with 19 points despite shooting 6 of 22 from the field.
Phoenix led by 22 points at halftime, but Sacramento rallied to cut the deficit to 83-73 entering the fourth quarter. The Suns scored the first seven points of the fourth to regain control.
Sacramento was led by Russell Westbrook and Keegan Murray, who both scored 19. Malik Monk scored 15 off the bench.
Phoenix took a 67-45 lead into the halftime break.
Kings: At Utah Jazz on Friday.
Regular Season Series
PHX leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 112 - 100 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 112 - 100 |
| 4th 10.9 |  |
shot clock turnover | 112 - 100 |
| 4th 34.9 |  |
Malik Monk makes two point shot | 112 - 100 |
| 4th 39.7 | |
Malik Monk defensive rebound | 112 - 98 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 42-91 | FG | 40-86 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 14-42 | 3PT | 12-34 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 14-20 | FT | 8-10 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 34 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Phoenix Suns Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Duop Reath, C | Day-To-Day | Sep 16 |
| Mark Williams, C | Out | Sep 11 |
| CJ Huntley, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 18 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 17,961 · Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 LA Clippers |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 LA Lakers |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Phoenix |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Sacramento |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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