Kings 102-129 Suns: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Jan 2)

Updated Oct 22, 2026, 2:05 PM ET

Regular Season

Sacramento KingsKings

8-27 · Away

102–129

Final

Friday, January 2, 2026

Phoenix SunsSuns

20-14 · Home

Kings vs Suns final: the Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 129-102 on January 2, 2026 at Footprint Centre , Phoenix.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Kings	29	27	27	19	102
Suns	32	30	35	32	129

Top Performers

Kings

Suns

Kings vs Suns Box Score

Sacramento Kings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DeMar DeRozan GF	29	13	2	3	2	0	3	4-8	0-2	5-6	-12
Precious Achiuwa F	18	3	6	3	0	0	2	1-8	0-2	1-2	-12
Keegan Murray F	32	23	9	2	1	1	3	9-17	3-5	2-2	-23
Russell Westbrook G	26	17	9	6	1	0	4	6-12	1-3	4-5	-11
Maxime Raynaud F	25	6	5	2	1	0	0	3-7	0-0	0-4	-19
Bench
Drew Eubanks FC	9	8	2	0	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	4-5	-2
Nique Clifford G	18	3	2	1	0	0	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	-6
Dennis Schröder G	24	12	2	2	0	0	2	4-10	1-3	3-4	-15
Keon Ellis G	34	14	3	0	1	2	3	4-11	3-6	3-4	-19
Doug McDermott F	15	3	1	1	0	0	1	1-5	1-5	0-0	-13
Devin Carter G	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-3

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dillon Brooks GF	25	18	2	1	1	0	0	8-14	2-4	0-0	+9
Collin Gillespie G	26	15	2	5	3	0	1	6-14	3-9	0-0	+20
Devin Booker G	27	33	2	5	0	0	5	13-21	1-6	6-7	+11
Mark Williams C	21	15	9	0	1	1	1	3-4	0-0	9-11	+7
Royce O'Neale F	30	7	5	2	2	3	0	3-7	1-5	0-0	+21
Bench
Nigel Hayes-Davis F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+3
Jamaree Bouyea G	22	12	6	1	4	0	0	6-9	0-2	0-1	+20
Khaman Maluach C	5	4	2	0	1	1	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	+3
Oso Ighodaro F	20	15	6	1	2	2	1	5-6	0-0	5-5	+14
Ryan Dunn F	17	3	4	1	0	1	2	1-2	0-1	1-2	+6
Jordan Goodwin G	22	7	2	6	1	0	1	2-3	1-2	2-2	+8
Rasheer Fleming F	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+5
Isaiah Livers F	11	0	1	1	1	0	0	0-4	0-1	0-0	+8

Kings vs Suns Recap

The Suns beat the Kings after outscoring them 32-19 in the fourth quarter. Phoenix improved to 20-14, while Sacramento fell to 8-27.

A 14-point gap after three quarters became 27 in the fourth. The Suns led 62-56 at halftime and 97-83 after three, having won each of the first three quarters by 3 points or more. Phoenix shot 49 of 87 from the field and committed 12 turnovers to Sacramento's 21.

Devin Booker scored 33 points for the Suns. Keegan Murray answered with 23 points and 9 rebounds for the Kings, and Mark Williams grabbed 9 rebounds for Phoenix. The Kings shot 35 of 85 overall and made 22 of 32 free throws, while the Suns hit 23 of 28 at the line.

The number to know: 21 turnovers. Sacramento gave the ball away nearly twice as often as Phoenix, and it cost the Kings shots they needed.

Team Stats

Kings	Stat	Suns
35-85	Field Goals	49-87
41.2%	FG %	56.3%
10-28	3-Pointers	8-31
35.7%	3P %	25.8%
22-32	Free Throws	23-28
68.8%	FT %	82.1%
42	Rebounds	42
14	Off. Rebounds	7
20	Assists	23
6	Steals	16
3	Blocks	9
21	Turnovers	12
23	Fouls	23
6	Biggest Lead	28

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Kings	47.1%	17.5%	28.6%	0.259
Suns	60.9%	10.8%	20.0%	0.264

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Kings vs Suns Game Info

Date & time: Friday, January 2, 20269:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Kings NBC Sports California · Suns Arizona's Family Sports

Arena: Footprint Centre Phoenix

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Kings vs Suns Season Stats 2025-26

Kings 82 GPSuns 82 GP

111.0#28

Points per game

112.6#26

121.0#27

Opponent points

111.1#6

46.7%#16

Field goal %

45.5%#28

34.0%#29

Three-point %

36.1%#12

77.2%#21

Free throw %

78.1%#15

42.3#21

Rebounds

43.1#20

25.5#20

Assists

24.6#27

8.0#20

Steals

9.5#4

4.5#19

Blocks

4.2#24

13.7#14

Turnovers

13.5#11

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesSuns 3-0

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That covers Kings vs Suns: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Kings visit the Pelicans Oct 29; Suns host the Nuggets Oct 30.

Kings vs Suns FAQs

Who won Kings vs Suns on Jan 2, 2026?

The Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 129-102 on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Footprint Centre in Phoenix. Devin Booker led the Suns with 33 points.

What are the Kings and Suns records?

After this game the Kings were 8-27 and the Suns were 20-14 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Kings vs Suns?

Keegan Murray scored 23 for the Kings. Devin Booker scored 33 for the Suns.

Who leads the Kings vs Suns season series?

The Suns lead the regular-season series 3-0 this season.

Who won the last Kings vs Suns game?

The Suns beat the Kings 114-103 on Mar 3, 2026 on the road.

Where was Kings vs Suns played?

At Footprint Centre in Phoenix, the home arena of the Phoenix Suns.

What was the score by quarter in Kings vs Suns?

Kings-Suns: Q1 29-32, Q2 27-30, Q3 27-35, Q4 19-32.

What is next for the Kings and Suns?

Kings visit the Pelicans on Thursday, October 29 at 8:00 PM ET; Suns host the Nuggets on Friday, October 30 at 10:00 PM ET.