The Sacramento Kings and visiting Utah Jazz will each be seeking their second straight win when they face off on Sunday.
The Kings have won two of their past three games, including a 140-113 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. Domantas Sabonis led the charge with 22 points and 16 rebounds, while 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 secure the blowout win.
De’Aaron Fox is averaging a team-best 26.6 points per game, which was eighth in the NBA before Saturday’s games, on 48.7 percent shooting from the field. DeRozan is contributing 22.7 points, and Sabonis is adding 20.9 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game. The Kings also benefit from 16.3 points per game from sixth man Malik Monk and 12.4 points from Keegan Murray.
The Jazz, who had lost nine of their previous ten games, ended a five-game skid on Friday with a 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. John Collins added 20 points for the Jazz, who shot a season-high 55.2 percent from the floor in the blowout win.
Five players on the Jazz average at least 15 points per game. Lauri Markkanen is scoring 19.2 points, and Collins is contributing 17.9 per game. Collin Sexton is adding 16.9 points, Keyonte George is chipping in 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.
