National Basketball Association
Sacramento 94, Phoenix 89
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 2, 2011
Where: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials:
# Nick Buchert, #73 Ed Malloy, #58 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
12500
By SportsDirect Inc.
DeMarcus Cousins scored 13 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as the Sacramento Kings stunned the Phoenix Suns, 94-89, on Sunday.
Francisco Garcia added 20 points and Omri Casspi hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with under a minute to play for the Kings, who outscored the Suns 29-16 in the fourth quarter.
After managing just 39 points in the first half and trailing 79-65 early in the fourth, Sacramento began to creep back into the game. Cousins cut it to single digits with a pair of free throws with 6:50 left but Phoenix looked to be in good shape after pushing it back to 87-75.
Pooh Jeter’s jumper with 5:31 left got the ball rolling, and the Kings outscored the Suns 19-2 the rest of the way to steal the victory. Cousins tied it with a three-point play with 1:47 left and Casspi drained a 3-pointer with 25 seconds to go to give Sacramento its first lead since the 11:26 mark of the first quarter.
Steve Nash finished 8-of-8 from the floor for 20 points and added 12 assists, and Vince Carter scored 17 for Phoenix, which was outrebounded 60-32.
Top Game Performances
Phoenix |
|
Sacramento |
Steve Nash 20 |
Scoring |
DeMarcus Cousins 28 |
Steve Nash 12 |
Assists |
DeMarcus Cousins 6 |
Marcin Gortat 6 |
Rebounds |
Carl Landry 12 |
Marcin Gortat 4 |
Free Throws Made |
DeMarcus Cousins 6 |
Vince Carter 2 |
Steals |
Omri Casspi 1 |
Marcin Gortat 3 |
Blocks |
Francisco Garcia 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Phoenix
|
89 |
40.2 |
7-27 |
12-15 |
24 |
32 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
Sacramento
|
94 |
40.5 |
4-12 |
22-27 |
21 |
60 |
6 |
2 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Suns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.