National Basketball Association
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Utah at Sacramento
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 8, 2024
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California

The Sacramento Kings and visiting Utah Jazz will each be seeking their second straight win when the teams face off Sunday.

The Kings have won two of their past three games, including a 140-113 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. Domantas Sabonis was the driving force in the victory, tallying 22 points and 16 rebounds, and Demar DeRozan added a team-high 23 points. Sacramento took a 10-point lead into halftime and outscored the Spurs by 17 in the second half to punctuate the blowout.

"Two out of our last three games, we've done a great job sharing the basketball," Kings coach Mike Brown said. "We had 33 assists on 51 made field goals. I thought our sprays were really, really good tonight to the guys along the three-point line. We touched the paint, we got it out.

"I like the looks (we've gotten). The one thing that we have to continue trying to do is when we touch the paint, when there are shooters that are open, we have to trust our teammates and spray the basketball. When we do, it's usually good results."

De'Aaron Fox is averaging a team-best 26.6 points, which is eighth in the NBA before Saturday's games, on 48.7 percent from the field. DeRozan is scoring 22.7 points and Sabonis is chipping in 20.9 points, 12.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. The Kings are also getting 16.3 points from sixth man Malik Monk and 12.4 points from Keegan Murray.

The Jazz, who had lost nine of 10, ended a five-game skid Friday with their 141-99 win over the host Portland Trail Blazers. Nine players scored in double figures for Utah, led by Johnny Juzang, who finished with 22 points off the bench on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor. John Collins added 20 points for the Jazz, who shot a season-high 55.2 percent from the floor in the blowout win.

"There's a lot to be learned from a game like this in terms of the connectivity of the group," Utah coach Will Hardy said. "That when we really do trust each other and the concepts, that everybody can be involved in the game, I think there's a lot of guys tonight that will get on the bus feeling pretty good about themselves and how they played tonight."

Five players average at least 15 points for the Jazz. Lauri Markannen is scoring 19.2 points and Collins is pouring in 17.9 per game. Colin Sexton is chipping in 16.9 points, Keyonte George is adding 15.5 and Jordan Clarkson is scoring 15 points. Walker Kessler is averaging 11.1 points and leads the team with 10.9 rebounds and 2.8 blocks.

--Field Level Media

Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W/L Strk Home Away Day Night Div Conf
Utah 5-17 W1 2-9 3-8 2-0 3-17 1-3 3-16
Sacramento 11-13 W1 5-7 6-6 0-0 11-13 2-3 8-10
Last Meeting
Utah Sacramento
Date Away Home Pts Reb FG% Pts Reb FG%
11/16/24 UTA 117 SAC 121 117 33 49.3 121 35 50.6
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Points Player Total FG% FTM
Utah L. Markkanen 25 75.0 9
Sacramento D. Fox 49 53.3 14
Rebounds Player Total Off Def
Utah J. Collins 8 4 4
Sacramento K. Murray 6 1 5
Assists Player  
Utah J. Clarkson 5
Sacramento D. Fox 9
Season
Points Player Total FG% FTM
Utah C. Sexton 437 47.5 83
Sacramento D. Fox 702 48.3 122
Rebounds Player Total Off Def
Utah W. Kessler 219 74 145
Sacramento D. Sabonis 336 91 245
Assists Player  
Utah K. George 128
Sacramento D. Sabonis 164
Quickchart Matchup
Utah Utah Off vs  Sacramento Sacramento Defense
Utah Off vs Sacramento - Points For 109.7 Points For
Utah Off vs Sacramento - Points Against 113.9 Points Against
Utah - FG% 45.7 FG%
Sacramento - FG% 46.2 FG%
Utah - Reb 45.0 Reb
Sacramento - Reb 41.9 Reb
Sacramento Sacramento Off vs  Utah Utah Defense
Sacramento Off vs Utah - Points For 115.4 Points For
Sacramento Off vs Utah - Points Against 117.7 Points Against
Sacramento - FG% 48.2 FG%
Utah - FG% 47.6 FG%
Sacramento - Reb 43.2 Reb
Utah - Reb 41.7 Reb