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Final
Away
Sacramento Kings
102
Home
Phoenix Suns
129
Venue: Footprint Centre
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 129-102 at home on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Footprint Centre. Devin Booker had 33 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists for the Phoenix Suns. Keegan Murray had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists for the Sacramento Kings.
The Phoenix Suns led 62-56 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 32-19. Bench points: Sacramento Kings 40, Phoenix Suns 41. Dillon Brooks had 18 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns?
- The Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 129-102 on January 2, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Keegan Murray scored 23 for the Sacramento Kings; Devin Booker scored 33 for the Phoenix Suns.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings | 29 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 102 |
| Phoenix Suns | 32 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 129 |
Game leaders
Sacramento Kings
- Points
- 23 Keegan Murray
- Rebounds
- 9 Keegan Murray
- Assists
- 6 Russell Westbrook
Phoenix Suns
- Points
- 33 Devin Booker
- Rebounds
- 9 Mark Williams
- Assists
- 6 Jordan Goodwin
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray starter | 32:37 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 | -23 |
| DeMar DeRozan starter | 29:52 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 2 | -12 |
| Russell Westbrook starter | 26:02 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 3 | -11 |
| Maxime Raynaud starter | 25:25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 3 | -19 |
| Precious Achiuwa starter | 18:47 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | -12 |
| Keon Ellis bench | 34:30 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 3 | -19 |
| Dennis Schröder bench | 24:00 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | -15 |
| Nique Clifford bench | 18:33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
| Doug McDermott bench | 15:50 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | -13 |
| Drew Eubanks bench | 9:52 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 1 | -2 |
| Devin Carter bench | 4:32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -3 |
Not available: Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce O'Neale starter | 30:07 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | +21 |
| Devin Booker starter | 27:44 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13-21 | 1-6 | 6-7 | 0 | +11 |
| Collin Gillespie starter | 26:03 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | +20 |
| Dillon Brooks starter | 25:26 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | +9 |
| Mark Williams starter | 21:43 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 2 | +7 |
| Jamaree Bouyea bench | 22:53 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | +20 |
| Jordan Goodwin bench | 22:40 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | +8 |
| Oso Ighodaro bench | 20:28 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 | +14 |
| Ryan Dunn bench | 17:57 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | +6 |
| Isaiah Livers bench | 11:31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | +8 |
| Rasheer Fleming bench | 5:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +5 |
| Khaman Maluach bench | 5:21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +3 |
| Nigel Hayes bench | 2:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 |
Not available: Jalen Green, Grayson Allen
| Sacramento Kings | Stat | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|
| 22/32 (68%) | Free throws | 23/28 (82%) |
| 25/57 (43%) | 2 pointers | 41/56 (73%) |
| 10/28 (35%) | 3 pointers | 8/31 (25%) |
| 35/85 (41%) | Field goals | 49/87 (56%) |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 28 | Defensive rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
| 23 | Fouls | 23 |
| 8 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 6:07 | Time spent in lead | 39:18 |
| 6 | Biggest lead | 28 |
Largest margin: 28 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 8
- Times tied
- 4
- Largest lead · Sacramento Kings
- 6 Q1 4:04
- Largest lead · Phoenix Suns
- 28 Q4 1:13
- Longest run
- 10-0 Phoenix Suns · Q4 2:42 to Q4 1:13
Scoring plays
Q1 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 10:40 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:23 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal | 2 | 5 |
| 9:32 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 4 | 5 |
| 9:15 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 4 | 7 |
| 8:52 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray Free throw | 5 | 7 |
| 8:52 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray Free throw | 6 | 7 |
| 8:43 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 6 | 9 |
| 8:36 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 8 | 9 |
| 8:28 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams Free throw | 8 | 10 |
| 8:28 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams Free throw | 8 | 11 |
| 7:58 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 8 | 13 |
| 7:44 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 10 | 13 |
| 7:20 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 10 | 15 |
| 7:05 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 12 | 15 |
| 6:19 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 14 | 15 |
| 5:56 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 16 | 15 |
| 5:34 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 16 | 17 |
| 5:24 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 18 | 17 |
| 4:39 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 20 | 17 |
| 4:04 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 3-pt field goal | 23 | 17 |
| 3:50 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 23 | 18 |
| 3:50 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 23 | 19 |
| 3:25 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal | 23 | 22 |
| 3:10 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 25 | 22 |
| 2:48 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 26 | 22 |
| 2:37 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 26 | 24 |
| 2:37 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 26 | 25 |
| 2:23 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 27 | 25 |
| 2:15 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 27 | 28 |
| 1:40 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 27 | 30 |
| 1:00 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 27 | 32 |
| 0:14 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 29 | 32 |
Q2 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 3-pt field goal | 32 | 32 |
| 11:21 | Sacramento Kings | Doug McDermott 3-pt field goal | 35 | 32 |
| 11:08 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie 3-pt field goal | 35 | 35 |
| 9:54 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 38 | 35 |
| 9:08 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal | 38 | 37 |
| 8:39 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 40 | 37 |
| 7:45 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal | 40 | 39 |
| 7:45 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro Free throw | 40 | 40 |
| 7:27 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal | 40 | 42 |
| 6:58 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie 3-pt field goal | 40 | 45 |
| 6:30 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 41 | 45 |
| 6:30 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 42 | 45 |
| 6:06 | Phoenix Suns | Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal | 42 | 47 |
| 5:26 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 44 | 47 |
| 5:11 | Phoenix Suns | Jordan Goodwin Free throw | 44 | 48 |
| 5:11 | Phoenix Suns | Jordan Goodwin Free throw | 44 | 49 |
| 4:49 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 3-pt field goal | 47 | 49 |
| 4:02 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 2-pt field goal | 47 | 51 |
| 3:37 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams Free throw | 47 | 52 |
| 3:37 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams Free throw | 47 | 53 |
| 3:26 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 49 | 53 |
| 2:32 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 51 | 53 |
| 2:19 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 51 | 54 |
| 2:19 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 51 | 55 |
| 1:48 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 53 | 55 |
| 1:11 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 56 | 55 |
| 0:57 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 56 | 57 |
| 0:35 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 56 | 59 |
| 0:05 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 56 | 61 |
| 0:05 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 56 | 62 |
Q3 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 58 | 62 |
| 11:34 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams Free throw | 58 | 63 |
| 11:19 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 58 | 65 |
| 10:52 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 58 | 67 |
| 10:28 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 3-pt field goal | 61 | 67 |
| 10:16 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 61 | 69 |
| 9:23 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams Free throw | 61 | 70 |
| 8:57 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 61 | 72 |
| 8:57 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams Free throw | 61 | 73 |
| 8:29 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 61 | 75 |
| 7:40 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 63 | 75 |
| 7:27 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 63 | 77 |
| 7:01 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 65 | 77 |
| 6:43 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis Free throw | 66 | 77 |
| 5:56 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 66 | 79 |
| 5:43 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 68 | 79 |
| 5:31 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams Free throw | 68 | 80 |
| 5:31 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams Free throw | 68 | 81 |
| 5:12 | Phoenix Suns | Jordan Goodwin 3-pt field goal | 68 | 84 |
| 4:56 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis Free throw | 69 | 84 |
| 4:56 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis Free throw | 70 | 84 |
| 4:00 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 70 | 86 |
| 3:16 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 70 | 88 |
| 2:53 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 72 | 88 |
| 2:53 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 73 | 88 |
| 2:27 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 75 | 88 |
| 2:10 | Phoenix Suns | Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal | 75 | 90 |
| 1:56 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 76 | 90 |
| 1:56 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 77 | 90 |
| 1:56 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 78 | 90 |
| 1:43 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie 3-pt field goal | 78 | 93 |
| 1:12 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal | 78 | 95 |
| 0:56 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 81 | 95 |
| 0:37 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro Free throw | 81 | 96 |
| 0:37 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro Free throw | 81 | 97 |
| 0:24 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 82 | 97 |
| 0:24 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks Free throw | 83 | 97 |
Q4 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Sacramento Kings | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal | 83 | 99 |
| 11:16 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal | 83 | 101 |
| 11:02 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 85 | 101 |
| 10:26 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal | 85 | 103 |
| 10:04 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro Free throw | 85 | 104 |
| 10:04 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro Free throw | 85 | 105 |
| 9:43 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 88 | 105 |
| 9:15 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 89 | 105 |
| 9:15 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 90 | 105 |
| 8:39 | Phoenix Suns | Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal | 90 | 107 |
| 8:06 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal | 90 | 110 |
| 6:53 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 2-pt field goal | 90 | 112 |
| 6:08 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal | 90 | 114 |
| 5:59 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 91 | 114 |
| 5:59 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 92 | 114 |
| 5:21 | Phoenix Suns | Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal | 92 | 116 |
| 5:12 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 93 | 116 |
| 5:12 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook Free throw | 94 | 116 |
| 4:55 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal | 94 | 118 |
| 4:23 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 96 | 118 |
| 3:42 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 3-pt field goal | 99 | 118 |
| 3:24 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn Free throw | 99 | 119 |
| 3:12 | Sacramento Kings | Keon Ellis 2-pt field goal | 101 | 119 |
| 2:42 | Phoenix Suns | Khaman Maluach 2-pt field goal | 101 | 121 |
| 2:23 | Phoenix Suns | Jordan Goodwin 2-pt field goal | 101 | 123 |
| 2:07 | Phoenix Suns | Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal | 101 | 125 |
| 1:40 | Phoenix Suns | Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal | 101 | 127 |
| 1:13 | Phoenix Suns | Khaman Maluach 2-pt field goal | 101 | 129 |
| 0:50 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa Free throw | 102 | 129 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Phoenix Suns 3-0. Final series: Phoenix Suns 4-0.
- Oct 22: Sacramento Kings 116 at Phoenix Suns 120
- Nov 26: Phoenix Suns 112 at Sacramento Kings 100
- Jan 2: Sacramento Kings 102 at Phoenix Suns 129 (this game)
- Mar 3: Phoenix Suns 114 at Sacramento Kings 103
Highlights
- Suns 129 - 102 Kings — Full Highlights (YouTube)
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Jan 3, 2026 · 02:00 UTC