{"id":117333,"date":"2026-01-02T12:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/117333\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T12:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:41:10","slug":"sacramento-plays-phoenix-on-5-game-road-slide-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/117333\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento plays Phoenix on 5-game road slide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento Kings<\/a> (8-26, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns<\/a> (19-14, seventh in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Phoenix; Friday, 9 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

Suns -12; over\/under is 228.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento will try to stop its five-game road skid when the Kings face Phoenix.<\/p>\n

The Suns are 7-4 against Pacific Division teams. Phoenix has a 3-4 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.<\/p>\n

The Kings are 1-5 against the rest of their division. Sacramento is 7-19 against opponents over .500.<\/p>\n

The Suns average 115.1 points per game, 7.2 fewer points than the 122.3 the Kings give up. The Kings average 10.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 12.5 per game the Suns give up.<\/p>\n

The two teams square off for the third time this season. The Suns defeated the Kings 112-100 in their last meeting on Nov. 27. Mark Williams<\/a> led the Suns with 21 points, and Keegan Murray<\/a> led the Kings with 19 points.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Collin Gillespie<\/a> is averaging 14 points and 5.1 assists for the Suns. Devin Booker<\/a> is averaging 32.0 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Russell Westbrook<\/a> is scoring 14.4 points per game with 6.6 rebounds and 7.0 assists for the Kings. DeMar DeRozan<\/a> is averaging 25.0 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 56.3% over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 6-4, averaging 112.4 points, 44.8 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 10.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.6 points per game.<\/p>\n

Kings: 2-8, averaging 109.6 points, 42.3 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 9.6 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.8 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Suns: Grayson Allen<\/a>: day to day (knee), Jalen Green<\/a>: out (hamstring).<\/p>\n

Kings: Zach LaVine<\/a>: out (ankle), Domantas Sabonis<\/a>: out (knee).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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