Sabonis scores 28 points as the Kings run past the punchless Jazz, 113-96

Domantas Sabonis had 28 points and 11 rebounds, De’Aaron Fox added 19 points and nan Sacramento Kings dominated nan reeling Utah Jazz 113-96 connected Tuesday night

SALT LAKE CITY -- Domantas Sabonis had 28 points and 11 rebounds, De'Aaron Fox added 19 points and nan Sacramento Kings dominated nan reeling Utah Jazz 113-96 connected Tuesday night.

Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points and John Collins tallied 18 for nan Jazz, who opened nan play pinch 4 consecutive defeats and mislaid starting forwards Taylor Hendricks (broken leg) and Lauri Markkanen (back spasms) connected back-to-back nights.

The Jazz person mislaid their past 2 location games by a mixed 58 points. Rookie Kyle Filipowski sewage his first extended playing clip and scored 12 points.

DeMar DeRozan had 20 points and 8 assists for nan Kings, who person won 2 consecutive aft starting 0-2. Kevin Huerter and Keegan Murray each scored 14 for nan Kings, who led by arsenic galore 27 points.

Kings: The Kings changeable conscionable 25.8% from 3-point scope but deed 65.6% wrong nan arc. They are moving nan shot and seeing unfastened shots, particularly successful nan midrange.

Jazz: Without protect stopper Hendricks, who was mislaid for nan play pinch a gruesome surgery limb and dislocated ankle connected Monday, Utah struggled pinch Sacramento's dribble penetration and crisp passing while often having 3 aliases 4 rookies and second-year players connected nan floor.

Markkanen didn't travel backmost retired for nan 2nd half because of backmost soreness and nan Kings collapsed unfastened nan game. Behind Fox's 10 points, they outscored nan Jazz 29-14 successful nan 3rd quarter, including a 14-2 tally to extremity nan period.

DeRozan had his 4th consecutive crippled pinch astatine slightest 20 points to statesman his clip pinch nan Kings. Only Chris Webber (seven games, Feb. 5-17, 1999) and Oscar Robertson (six games, Oct. 19-27, 1960) person had longer streaks to commencement their tenures pinch nan franchise.

The Kings sojourn Atlanta connected Friday and nan Jazz big San Antonio connected Thursday.

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