National Basketball Association
Phoenix 116, Sacramento 107
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 13, 2013
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials:
#56 Mark Ayotte, #46 Ben Taylor, #38 Michael Smith
Attendance:
14128
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Suns 116, Kings 107: Goran Dragic scored 29 points and Eric Bledsoe added a career-best 28 as host Phoenix beat Sacramento for its fourth consecutive victory.
Miles Plumlee added 12 points and nine rebounds as the Suns defeated the Kings for the first time in three meetings this season. Channing Frye added 11 points for Phoenix.
Isaiah Thomas scored 29 points and Rudy Gay tallied 24 on 8-of-12 shooting in his Sacramento debut. DeMarcus Cousins contributed 15 points, 16 rebounds, five assists and five steals.
The Kings trailed by six points with 7 1/2 minutes remaining before Bledsoe hit back-to-back baskets and Plumlee converted one to make it 103-91 with 6:07 to go. Thomas’ layup got Sacramento within four with three minutes left but Bledsoe drained a 3-pointer and P.J. Tucker added a layup as the Suns held off the charge.
Dragic had 21 first-half points but Phoenix trailed 61-58 at the break as Thomas had 19 for the Kings. Dragic hit a 3-pointer to cap a 14-0 third-quarter run and the Suns settled for a three-point lead entering the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Gay was acquired Monday and was finally able to make his debut with the Kings when Greivis Vasquez passed his Toronto physical to make the deal official. … The Suns were 12-of-24 from 3-point range with Dragic making four. … F Derrick Williams was moved to the bench with Gay in the starting lineup and added 14 points for the Kings.
Top Game Performances
| Sacramento |
|
Phoenix |
|
Isaiah Thomas 29 |
Scoring |
Goran Dragic 29 |
|
DeMarcus Cousins 5 |
Assists |
Eric Bledsoe 8 |
|
DeMarcus Cousins 16 |
Rebounds |
Miles Plumlee 9 |
|
Rudy Gay 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Goran Dragic 5 |
|
DeMarcus Cousins 5 |
Steals |
Miles Plumlee 4 |
|
Rudy Gay 2 |
Blocks |
Miles Plumlee 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Sacramento
|
107 |
43.7 |
6-19 |
25-29 |
12 |
43 |
4 |
11 |
17 |
| Phoenix
|
116 |
49.4 |
12-24 |
22-29 |
20 |
43 |
9 |
11 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Suns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Houston. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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