Utah Jazz @ Sacramento Kings
Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA | Game ID: 22400233
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 35 29 26 31 121UTA 31 32 31 23 117
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Fox scores 49 points one day after franchise-record performance to lead Kings over Jazz 121-117
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — After scoring 60 points in a losing effort the night before, De'Aaron Fox had 49 to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 121-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.
Fox went 16 of 30 from the field and made 14 of 19 from the free-throw line, and he added nine assists and two steals. Fox's 109 points are the most over a two-game span in franchise history, passing DeMarcus Cousins.
Over the last 50 years, there has been only one instance of someone scoring more points in a two-day span. Kobe Bryant scored 110 points — 60 against Memphis and then 50 against New Orleans — on March 22 and 23, 2007.
Kevin Huerter had 18 points, and Trey Lyles added 17 for the Kings.
Lauri Markkanen had 25 points, Keyonte George scored 19 and Collin Sexton added 18 for the Jazz. Jordan Clarkson had 17 off the bench for Utah.
DeMar DeRozan , Malik Monk and Domantas Sabonis were sidelined for Sacramento, and Taylor Hendricks and Walker Kessler did not play for the Jazz.
Takeaways Jazz: With John Collins scoring 16, the Jazz had five players score at least that many in a game for the first time this season.
Kings: Fox made his first seven shots from the floor, including three 3-pointers in the first quarter. By halftime, he had 26 points.
Key moment The Kings trailed 89-78 in the third quarter but took a 118-116 lead on a Jordan McLaughlin 3-pointer with 1:04 remaining.
Key stat Both teams shot basically the same percentage from 3-point range. The Kings made 19 of 41 shots, or 46.3%, from beyond the arc. The Jazz shot 12 for 26, or 46.2%.
Up next The Kings host the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, while the Jazz continue their five-game trip against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTACS C. Sexton
CW C. Williams
DE D. Eubanks
IC I. Collier
JC J. Clarkson
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
LM L. Markkanen
SACAL A. Len
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
IJ I. Jones
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MJ M. Jones
OR O. Robinson
TL T. Lyles
UTA/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
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