National Basketball Association
Sacramento 113, Oklahoma City 103
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 5, 2022
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#58 Josh Tiven, #47 Bennie Adams, #7 Lauren Holtkamp
Attendance:
14097
By Field Level Media
Harrison Barnes led Sacramento with 24 points Saturday night as the Kings led most of the way -- pulling away in the third quarter -- to beat the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder, 113-103.
Moe Harkless had 18 points, Davion Mitchell 17, Richaun Holmes 14 and Tyrese Haliburton 13 to complement a career-high 17 assists. Sacramento's starters combined for 86 points in the Kings' second win in their last three games.
Rookie Josh Giddey led Oklahoma City with his season-best 24 points, Darius Bazley had 18 and Tre Mann 16. The Thunder saw a three-game winning streak come to an end.
The Kings never trailed in the first half but found themselves down 66-65 after a Giddey 3-pointer in the third minute of the third quarter.
The game was subsequently tied twice before Haliburton had a three-point play in a seven-point Kings burst. The Thunder scored the next seven points, including a 3-pointer by Mann, to tie the game again at 75-all.
Down 89-79 after three periods, the Thunder never got closer than seven over the final 12 minutes.
The Kings won the game at the 3-point line, where they outshot the Thunder 37.5 percent to 30.0 percent and outscored them 36-27.
Harkless made four 3-pointers and combined with Mitchell (three) and Buddy Hield (three) for 10 of the Kings' 12 treys.
Barnes went 8-for-17 from the field and added nine rebounds, two shy of Harkless' game-high total.
Haliburton's 17 assists were four more than his previous career high. The double-double was his 14th of the season and 19th in his two NBA years.
Both teams shot well, with the Kings enjoying a 51.8 percent to 48.3 percent advantage. Holmes was the most accurate of the hosts on a 6-for-7 night.
Giddey added a team-high eight assists. His previous scoring high was 21 points.
Aleksej Pokusevski chipped in with 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds off the bench for Oklahoma City, which had opened a three-game trip with wins at Dallas and Portland.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma City |
|
Sacramento |
|
Josh Giddey 24 |
Scoring |
Harrison Barnes 24 |
|
Josh Giddey 8 |
Assists |
Tyrese Haliburton 17 |
|
Aleksej Pokusevski 9 |
Rebounds |
Maurice Harkless 11 |
|
Darius Bazley 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Harrison Barnes 6 |
|
Darius Bazley 3 |
Steals |
Harrison Barnes 3 |
|
Kenrich Williams 1 |
Blocks |
Tyrese Haliburton 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma City
|
103 |
48.3 |
9-30 |
10-16 |
23 |
41 |
1 |
8 |
14 |
| Sacramento
|
113 |
51.8 |
12-32 |
15-22 |
30 |
47 |
4 |
13 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Kings have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .343 after a loss.
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Oklahoma City will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Thunder have a W/L % of .471 after a win and .257 after a loss.
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