The Phoenix Suns suffered their third loss of the season.
The Phoenix Suns made it interesting throughout the night, though the Sacramento Kings eventually pulled away for a convincing 127-104 win to give Phoenix their third loss on the year.Down the likes of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Grayson Allen due to injury, finding consistent scoring was always going to be a challenge for the Suns.
Phoenix shot just 37.1% from the field and trailed by as much as 21. They connected on just 13 of 43 three-point attempts.Josh Okogie led all Suns in scoring. DeMar DeRozan was forced out of action early and did not return.The Suns got off to a poor start thanks to numerous turnovers, finding themselves down 19-7 early, though they eventually clawed back to head into the second quarter trailing 35-29.
After being down by as much as 15 in the first half, the Suns trailed just 65-61 entering the locker room at halftime. The Kings shot an amazing 63% from the field in the first two quarters while Phoenix outrebounded them 28-19. Early in the third, the Suns took their first lead of the night after opening the third quarter on a 10-3 run. The Kings responded - well - while the Suns missed their next 14 of 17 shots with Sacramento ultimately carrying a 93-80 lead into the fourth.
Phoenix flirted with potentially threatening the lead - though before you blinked - the Suns were down by 20 with five minutes left and emptied the bench.Josh Okogie - 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 2 STLDonnie Druin is the Publisher for All Cardinals and Inside The Suns. Donnie moved to Arizona in 2012 and has been with Fan Nation since 2018.
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