Game ID: 22300431
Sacramento Kings @ Atlanta Hawks
Friday, December 29, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 36 35 20 19 110SAC 23 30 33 31 117
ATL vs SAC ScoutingATL vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 11 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 12/16, returns tonight: 30 min (97% of 30)
OUT Gueye missed 22 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 22 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 12/16 after 3, 28 min since (94% of 30)
BACK Fernando back 12/15 after 6, 8 min since (56% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/15 after 2, 9 min since (83% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/15 after 2, 7 min since (65% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Capela 26 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Matthews 12 to 17 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 12 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 23 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 23 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 12/18, returns tonight: 12 min (115% of 11)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 30 min since (97% of 30)
BACK Hunter back 12/16 after 3, 28 min since (94% of 30)
ATL availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 13 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 24 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 24 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 32 min since (107% of 30)
BACK Hunter back 12/16 after 3, 28 min since (94% of 30)
BACK Mills back 12/15 after 2, 9 min since (81% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 14 since 11/26, returns tonight: 29 min (87% of 34)
OUT Hunter missed 2 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 25 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 25 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 4 since 12/18, returns tonight: 4 min (32% of 11)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 33 min since (109% of 30)
BACK Mills back 12/22 after 2, 12 min since (115% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/29 · 2 days' restOUT Hunter missed 3 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 5 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 26 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 26 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 11 min (106% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 29 min since (87% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 33 min since (107% of 30)
BACK Forrest back 12/26 after 4, 4 min since (32% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 4 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 6 since 12/18, returns tonight: 15 min (99% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 27 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 27 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 12/20 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
BACK Forrest back 12/26 after 4, 4 min since (32% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/22 after 2, 12 min since (110% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/03 · 2 days' restOUT Hunter missed 5 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 4 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 28 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 28 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 12/29, returns tonight: 14 min (131% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Fernando back 12/31 after 6, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Mills back 12/22 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 6 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 5 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 29 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 29 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 3 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Fernando back 12/31 after 6, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/26 after 4, 9 min since (82% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/29 after 2, 10 min since (92% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 7 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 6 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 30 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 30 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 4 since 12/29, returns tonight: 8 min (74% of 12)
OUT Mills missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 12/26 after 14, 32 min since (94% of 34)
BACK Fernando back 12/31 after 6, 11 min since (72% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/26 after 4, 11 min since (98% of 11)
SAC availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 12/23 · back-to-back
full strength
SAC availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 12/29 · 2 days' rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backNEW Duarte 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
NEW Duarte 12 to 20 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Murray at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Hunter (3 straight), Krejčí (2 straight), Fernando (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and Sabonis at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 13 times a game to Sacramento's 9. Call it Atlanta 123, Sacramento 119, Sacramento keeping it close.
12/20 @ HOU 134-127 — ATL notes
ATL won 134-127. ATL shot 52% (47 of 91) to HOU's 49%, 17 of 40 from three. Young led with 30 (10 of 18, 5 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Bogdanović added 22, Murray 21. The hinge was Q1, 39-29: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Bey was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/22 @ MIA 113-122 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-122. ATL took 10 more shots (96 to 86), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to MIA's 47%, 19 of 54 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIA's 30. Young led with 30 (10 of 22, 7 of 13 from three); Murray added 24, Bogdanović 23. Q2 was theirs, 34-29, the deficit cut from 7 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 93-79 against them. They led by as many as 11. Bey's -12 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 vs MEM 119-125 — ATL notes
ATL lost 119-125. ATL shot 47% (45 of 96) to MEM's 52%, 13 of 43 from three. The glass went 41-51 against them. Young led with 30 (11 of 24, 3 of 10 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Murray added 26, Capela 20. Q1 was theirs, 32-25, but the other 3 periods went 100-87 against them. They led by as many as 12. Lundy's -9 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 @ CHI 113-118 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-118. ATL shot 46% (41 of 89) to CHI's 46%, 13 of 45 from three, and got to the line 21 times to CHI's 31. ATL turned it over 15 times to CHI's 8, and CHI turned those into 10 steals. Bogdanović led with 22 (8 of 21, 3 of 12 from three); Young added 21, Murray 17. Q2 was theirs, 39-22, turning a 11-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-74 against them. They led by as many as 12. Johnson's -9 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/29 vs SAC 110-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 110-117. ATL shot 39% (37 of 94) to SAC's 52%, 15 of 43 from three, and went to the line 25 times to SAC's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 8. The glass went 51-38 for them. Young led with 24 (7 of 18, 3 of 10 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Murray added 18, Johnson 16. Q1 was theirs, 36-23, but the other 3 periods went 94-74 against them. They led by as many as 23. Bogdanović's -14 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/31 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Kuzma at 19 and Poole at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Murray at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Hunter (4 straight), Krejčí (3 straight), Fernando (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-1 a night and Washington minus-11. Call it Washington 121, Atlanta 120, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/03 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Murray at 23 a game. Without Hunter (5 straight), Krejčí (4 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 110, shooting 54 percent and 45 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 45 percent from three to Atlanta's 33 and the defense, OKC allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 122. Call it OKC 120, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/05 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Haliburton at 27 and Turner at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Murray at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hunter (6 straight), Krejčí (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 40 percent from three to Atlanta's 33 and the defense, Indiana allowing 118 a night to Atlanta's 125. Call it Indiana 127, Atlanta 121.
1/07 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. Without Fultz (27 straight), Ingles (11 straight), Isaac (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 130, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 29 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Murray at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Hunter (7 straight), Krejčí (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 40 percent from three to Atlanta's 32 and the defense, Orlando allowing 120 a night to Atlanta's 130. Call it Orlando 123, Atlanta 118.
12/20 vs BOS 119-144 — SAC notes
SAC lost 119-144. SAC shot 47% (43 of 91) to BOS's 55%, 21 of 44 from three. The glass went 37-50 against them. Fox led with 29 (9 of 16, 6 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Sabonis added 13, Murray 13. Q1 was theirs, 41-38, but the other 3 periods went 106-78 against them. They led by as many as 12. Sabonis's -25 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/22 vs PHX 120-105 — SAC notes
SAC won 120-105. SAC shot 53% (44 of 83) to PHX's 44%, 12 of 38 from three. Sabonis led with 28 (12 of 15); Fox added 23, Murray 21. The hinge was Q3, 38-30: a lead of 11 became 19, and the lead reached 29. Sabonis was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
12/23 vs MIN 98-110 — SAC notes
SAC lost 98-110. SAC shot 44% (37 of 85) to MIN's 51%, 8 of 33 from three, and went to the line 21 times to MIN's 14 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Fox led with 27 (10 of 23, 3 of 11 from three); Murray added 20, Sabonis 17. Q3 was theirs, 23-22, the deficit cut from 12 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 88-75 against them. Huerter's -19 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 @ POR 113-130 — SAC notes
SAC lost 113-130. SAC shot 48% (45 of 93) to POR's 50%, 10 of 42 from three. Fox led with 43 (16 of 26, 7 of 15 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Sabonis added 34. Q1 was theirs, 33-32, but the other 3 periods went 98-80 against them. Monk's -21 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/29 @ ATL 117-110 — SAC notes
SAC won 117-110. SAC shot 52% (46 of 89) to ATL's 39%, 17 of 45 from three, and got to the line 15 times to ATL's 25. The glass went 38-51 against them. Fox led with 31 (10 of 20, 8 of 16 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Sabonis added 25, Lyles 19. The hinge was Q3, 33-20: the deficit went from 18 to 5. SAC trailed 53-71 at the half and won the second half 64-39. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/31 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Bane at 27 and Morant at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Jackson (6 straight), Kennard (20 straight), LaRavia (6 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 31 and Sabonis at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 14 times a game to Sacramento's 10 and the glass, where Memphis has been minus-4 a night and Sacramento minus-9. Call it Memphis 116, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/02 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and Sabonis at 23 a game. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Rozier at 26 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Ball (16 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 109 a night to Charlotte's 118 and the arc, Charlotte at 38 percent from three to Sacramento's 33. Call it Sacramento 120, Charlotte 108, Sacramento by 12.
1/03 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Fox at 31 and Sabonis at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 25 a game. Without Fultz (25 straight), Ingles (9 straight), Isaac (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 25 free throws a game to Sacramento's 17. Call it Sacramento 115, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
1/05 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Sabonis at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Ellis (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 29 and Barnes at 22 a game. Without Dick (4 straight), Freeman-Liberty (32 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-8 a night and Toronto plus-1 and the line, where Toronto takes 27 free throws a game to Sacramento's 19. Call it Sacramento 118, Toronto 117, Toronto keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
JJ J. Johnson
OO O. Okongwu
PM P. Mills
SB S. Bey
TY T. Young
SACAL A. Len
CD C. Duarte
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
ATL/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
De'Aaron Fox's big second half leads Kings to 117-110 come-from-behind win over Hawks
ATLANTA -- — De'Aaron Fox scored 26 of his 31 points after halftime and the Sacramento Kings rallied from a 23-point, first-quarter deficit to beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-110 on Friday night.
Domantas Sabonis had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings, who snapped a two-game skid.
Trey Lyles added 19 points and Malik Monk had 15 for the Kings.
“We got punched in the mouth, but we didn’t fold,” said Kings guard Davion Mitchell , who coach Mike Brown said was the defensive player of the game. “We played hard throughout the whole game.”
Trae Young led the Hawks with 24 points and matched a career high with five steals. Dejounte Murray had 18 points, but shot 7 for 20 from the floor for Atlanta, which has lost four straight and 10 of 13.
For the second straight game, Fox set a career high for made 3-pointers. He made seven against Portland on Tuesday, then topped that with 8-for-16 shooting from beyond the arc against the Hawks.
“They were giving him the 3-ball night. He’s shown he can knock that shot down. That’s a big night for him,” Brown said. “To set a career high in a game this close, with that many attempts, that shows that he can be a special player in this league.”
The Kings trailed for most of the night, and were down 14 with eight minutes to play before closing the game on a 24-5 run. The Kings shot 12 for 18 (67%) in the fourth quarter, while the Hawks were limited to 7 for 26 (27%). The Hawks did not score in the final 4:45 and missed their final eight shots.
“Just a huge defensive effort,” said Brown, whose team held the Hawks to 39% shooting for the game. “It started with our defense tonight.”
Jalen Johnson had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.
The Hawks were rolling early, building a 31=8 lead in just over eight minutes. All five starters scored in the first six minutes. The Kings gradually closed the gap thanks to Monk, who had 13 first-half points off the bench.
“I just try to provide a spark,” he said.
The Hawks ended the first half on an 8-0 run in the final minute thanks to Johnson's 3-pointer and layup, and a three-point play by Young that gave the Hawks a 71-53 lead heading into halftime.
Hawks starting forward De'Andre Hunter missed his sixth straight game with right knee inflammation.
UP NEXT
Kings: Visit the Grizzlies on Sunday to wrap up a three-game road trip.