Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
0
1
1
null
3486
16
4
25
77
36
47
27
18
67
31
10
41
3
20
6
18
29
94
4
45
01
2
1921
89
5
42
30
71
98
05
103
10
33
21
36
1919
6060
43
21
49
1918
109
6
1011
78
8
77
23
100
11
95
12
45
2927
6060
4
0
0
19
8
42
4
3
75
9
0
9
1
3
2
3
19
60
5
1
20
21
9
43
2
0
0
8
5
13
0
3
1
6
19
60
4
2
50
19
10
53
10
7
70
7
2
9
1
9
1
4
29
60
3
1
33
18
9
50
11
8
73
7
3
10
1
5
2
5
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
True
30
5
14
36
0
2
0
4
4
100
2
3
5
1
2
0
0
5
14
-15
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
29
5
11
45
2
5
40
4
4
100
0
6
6
5
1
0
4
3
16
-9
none
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
True
25
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
4
-9
none
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
24
8
12
67
0
3
0
2
5
40
0
2
2
3
0
0
4
5
18
-5
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
True
22
4
5
80
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
7
10
0
0
0
1
4
8
-2
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
25
1
8
12
0
3
0
5
6
83
0
1
1
5
0
0
2
1
7
-19
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
False
24
3
6
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
5
7
2
1
0
1
4
8
-13
none
Marquese
Chriss
Marquese Chriss
False
22
3
7
43
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
2
4
2
0
1
4
3
7
-10
none
Tyler
Ulis
Tyler Ulis
False
13
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
6
none
Dragan
Bender
Dragan Bender
False
11
4
5
80
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-14
none
Leandro
Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
False
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
-15
none
Alan
Williams
Alan Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
October
2016
Friday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Oklahoma City
False
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
1
0
1
null
2912
21
6
29
86
44
51
26
19
73
31
10
41
5
24
5
13
20
113
4
74
11
15
2523
1212
48
64
52
81
117
33
150
01
84
11
32
3027
6060
19
04
21
1919
911
47
124
93
75
76
31
107
22
57
21
53
2729
6060
7
1
14
25
12
48
6
5
83
11
3
14
0
8
1
3
30
60
4
1
25
23
12
52
4
2
50
7
3
10
1
4
1
2
27
60
1
0
0
19
9
47
12
9
75
7
3
10
2
5
2
5
27
60
9
4
44
19
11
58
4
3
75
6
1
7
2
7
1
3
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
True
35
3
9
33
1
4
25
2
2
100
3
3
6
7
2
1
2
2
9
2
none
Rudy
Gay
Rudy Gay
True
33
9
15
60
1
3
33
3
4
75
0
3
3
2
0
4
0
1
22
26
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
True
26
2
7
29
2
2
100
2
2
100
0
3
3
0
1
0
0
3
8
6
none
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
24
6
10
60
0
1
0
12
16
75
1
5
6
2
1
0
3
4
24
13
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
True
13
1
6
17
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
1
1
2
12
none
Matt
Barnes
Matt Barnes
False
27
6
9
67
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
6
7
3
0
0
1
4
14
12
none
Willie
Cauley-Stein
Willie Cauley-Stein
False
19
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
6
0
none
Garrett
Temple
Garrett Temple
False
17
6
8
75
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
2
2
12
7
none
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
False
16
3
7
43
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
6
21
none
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
False
14
3
6
50
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
2
0
0
0
1
6
-7
none
Omri
Casspi
Omri Casspi
False
8
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
0
2
0
4
7
none
Malachi
Richardson
Malachi Richardson
False
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-4
none
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
October
2016
Thursday
Golden 1 Center
Sacramento
Spurs
San Antonio
True
The Sacramento Kings defeated the host Phoenix Suns , 113 - 94 , at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Wednesday . Sacramento ( 10 ) built off an early first quarter lead and never had to look back , as they were aided by efficient scoring from both the starters and the bench . Ty Lawson started in place of Darren Collison ( suspension ) , and will continue to shoulder the starting point guard minutes according to coach David Joerger . Lawson logged 36 minutes . Although Lawson proved to be one of the few Kings scorers to finish below 50 percent from the field , his seven assists led all players . DeMarcus Cousins picked up where he left off last season , dominated the paint and often found his way to the free throw line , as the all - star big man finished with 24 points and six rebounds on 6 - of - 10 shooting ( 12 - of - 16 FT ) . The Kings were aided by a strong bench performance , led by newly acquired Matt Barnes ( 14 points on 6 - of - 9 shooting in 28 minutes ) and Garrett Temple ( 12 points on 6 - of - 8 shooting in 18 minutes ) . Phoenix ( 0 - 1 ) was relatively quiet when it came to offseason acquisitions , however multiple narratives surrounding rookie players Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss , in addition to Devin Booker 's strong second half of last season carried into the opener . The two rookies came off the bench and combined for 17 points and six rebounds in 34 minutes of action , while Devin Booker took until the second half to get hot . Booker ended up with 18 points , three assists and two rebounds on 8 - of - 12 shooting . The Suns were outpaced by the Kings and had trouble finding efficient shooting on the perimeter , evidenced by the 25 percent effort as a unit . The Kings head home on a back - to - back by welcoming the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday , while head to Oklahoma City to face the Thunder on Friday . Shooting efficiency was the key to the Kings success , while also being the downfall of any Suns comeback in a loss to Sacramento on Wednesday . The Kings shot 51 percent from the field , led by strong shooting performances from starters like DeMarcus Cousins ( 6 - of - 10 ) and Rudy Gay ( 9 - of - 15 ) , in addition to the bench , where six of the seven players who received minutes shot above the 50 percent mark , including Matt Barnes and Garrett Temple . The Suns , on the other hand , finished 25 percent from behind the arc and a lowly 67 percent from the charity stripe . While Phoenix was able to create from the field ( 47 percent overall as a unit ) , the efficiency from deep and the free - throw line resulted in multiple failed comeback efforts . An interesting note on rookie Dragan Bender for Phoenix stood out with his plus - minus of plus - 10 , the highest amongst all Suns players on the night .
The Sacramento Kings defeated the host Phoenix Suns, 113 - 94, at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Wednesday. Sacramento (10) built off an early first quarter lead and never had to look back, as they were aided by efficient scoring from both the starters and the bench. Ty Lawson started in place of Darren Collison (suspension), and will continue to shoulder the starting point guard minutes according to coach David Joerger. Lawson logged 36 minutes. Although Lawson proved to be one of the few Kings scorers to finish below 50 percent from the field, his seven assists led all players. DeMarcus Cousins picked up where he left off last season, dominated the paint and often found his way to the free throw line, as the all - star big man finished with 24 points and six rebounds on 6 - of - 10 shooting (12 - of - 16 FT). The Kings were aided by a strong bench performance, led by newly acquired Matt Barnes (14 points on 6 - of - 9 shooting in 28 minutes) and Garrett Temple (12 points on 6 - of - 8 shooting in 18 minutes). Phoenix (0 - 1) was relatively quiet when it came to offseason acquisitions, however multiple narratives surrounding rookie players Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss, in addition to Devin Booker's strong second half of last season carried into the opener. The two rookies came off the bench and combined for 17 points and six rebounds in 34 minutes of action, while Devin Booker took until the second half to get hot. Booker ended up with 18 points, three assists and two rebounds on 8 - of - 12 shooting. The Suns were outpaced by the Kings and had trouble finding efficient shooting on the perimeter, evidenced by the 25 percent effort as a unit. The Kings head home on a back - to - back by welcoming the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, while head to Oklahoma City to face the Thunder on Friday.
The Sacramento Kings defeated the host Phoenix Suns, 113 - 94, at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Wednesday. Sacramento (10) built off an early first quarter lead and never had to look back, as they were aided by efficient scoring from both the starters and the bench. Ty Lawson started in place of Darren Collison (suspension), and will continue to shoulder the starting point guard minutes according to coach David Joerger. Lawson logged 36 minutes. Although Lawson proved to be one of the few Kings scorers to finish below 50 percent from the field, his seven assists led all players. DeMarcus Cousins picked up where he left off last season, dominated the paint and often found his way to the free throw line, as the all - star big man finished with 24 points and six rebounds on 6 - of - 10 shooting (12 - of - 16 FT). The Kings were aided by a strong bench performance, led by newly acquired Matt Barnes (14 points on 6 - of - 9 shooting in 28 minutes) and Garrett Temple (12 points on 6 - of - 8 shooting in 18 minutes). Phoenix (0 - 1) was relatively quiet when it came to offseason acquisitions, however multiple narratives surrounding rookie players Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss, in addition to Devin Booker's strong second half of last season carried into the opener. The two rookies came off the bench and combined for 17 points and six rebounds in 34 minutes of action, while Devin Booker took until the second half to get hot. Booker ended up with 18 points, three assists and two rebounds on 8 - of - 12 shooting. The Suns were outpaced by the Kings and had trouble finding efficient shooting on the perimeter, evidenced by the 25 percent effort as a unit. The Kings head home on a back - to - back by welcoming the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, while head to Oklahoma City to face the Thunder on Friday. Shooting efficiency was the key to the Kings success, while also being the downfall of any Suns comeback in a loss to Sacramento on Wednesday. The Kings shot 51 percent from the field, led by strong shooting performances from starters like DeMarcus Cousins (6 - of - 10) and Rudy Gay (9 - of - 15), in addition to the bench, where six of the seven players who received minutes shot above the 50 percent mark, including Matt Barnes and Garrett Temple. The Suns, on the other hand, finished 25 percent from behind the arc and a lowly 67 percent from the charity stripe. While Phoenix was able to create from the field (47 percent overall as a unit), the efficiency from deep and the free - throw line resulted in multiple failed comeback efforts. An interesting note on rookie Dragan Bender for Phoenix stood out with his plus - minus of plus - 10, the highest amongst all Suns players on the night.
<GAME> <DATE> 26 October 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Talking Stick Resort Arena <CITY> Phoenix <HOME> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 94 <WINS-LOSSES> 0 1 <QTRS> 19 19 29 27 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 18 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 28 October 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Chesapeake Energy Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 113 <WINS-LOSSES> 1 0 <QTRS> 30 27 27 29 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 44 <TEAM-FT> 19 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 13 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 27 October 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Golden 1 Center <NEXT-CITY> Sacramento <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Spurs <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 12 67 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 2 5 40 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 14 36 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dragan Bender <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marquese Chriss <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ulis <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Williams <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Leandro Barbosa <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 24 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 12 16 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rudy Gay <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 22 <FG> 9 15 60 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matt Barnes <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Garrett Temple <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 7 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Cauley-Stein <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Omri Casspi <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Malachi Richardson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none