Game ID: 22400357
Utah Jazz @ Sacramento Kings
Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 26 36 43 36 141UTA 23 22 29 23 97
SAC vs UTA ScoutingSAC vs UTA 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.
SAC availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT DeRozan missed 2 since 11/27, returns tonight: 37 min (103% of 36)
OUT Lyles missed 2 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 32 min since (102% of 32)
SAC availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 3 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 37 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 33 min since (106% of 32)
NEW Crowder 11 to 20 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 4 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 36)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 34 min since (107% of 32)
NEW Crowder 11 to 18 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Lyles missed 5 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (99% of 36)
NEW Crowder 11 to 17 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 6 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (96% of 36)
SAC availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Lyles missed 7 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 34 min since (93% of 36)
SAC availability going into 12/16 · 3 days' restOUT Lyles missed 8 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 3 since 12/06, returns tonight: 5 min (46% of 11)
SAC availability going into 12/19 · 2 days' restOUT Lyles missed 9 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Crowder back 12/16 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
SAC availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 10 since 11/27, returns tonight: 17 min (87% of 20)
BACK Crowder back 12/16 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
UTA availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Clarkson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 15 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 3 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 9 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 25 min since (122% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/27 after 5, 21 min since (107% of 20)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 32 min since (172% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 11/27 after 17, 16 min since (86% of 18)
NEW Sexton 28 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/01 · back-to-backOUT Clarkson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 16 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 4 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 10 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 31 min since (103% of 30)
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 24 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/27 after 5, 21 min since (107% of 20)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 22 min since (120% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 11/27 after 17, 16 min since (86% of 18)
UTA availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 17 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 5 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 12 min (61% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 11 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 32 min since (106% of 30)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 20 min since (108% of 19)
NEW Sexton 28 to 34 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/06 · 2 days' restOUT Clarkson missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 18 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 6 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 12 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/27 after 5, 17 min since (84% of 20)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 20 min since (108% of 19)
UTA availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 19 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 7 since 11/23, returns tonight: 10 min (47% of 21)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 13 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/27 after 5, 18 min since (92% of 20)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 22 min since (116% of 19)
UTA availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Clarkson missed 7 since 11/26, returns tonight: 30 min (117% of 26)
OUT Hendricks missed 20 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 14 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Filipowski back 12/08 after 7, 10 min since (47% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 12/03 after 2, 15 min since (74% of 20)
UTA availability going into 12/16 · 2 days' restOUT Hendricks missed 21 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 6 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 15 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 12/13 after 7, 30 min since (117% of 26)
BACK Filipowski back 12/08 after 7, 12 min since (58% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 12/03 after 2, 15 min since (74% of 20)
UTA availability going into 12/19 · 2 days' restOUT Hendricks missed 22 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 12/13, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 12/13, returns tonight: 11 min (61% of 19)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 7 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 2 since 12/13, returns tonight: 13 min (84% of 15)
OUT Mills missed 16 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 12/13 after 7, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Filipowski back 12/08 after 7, 13 min since (62% of 21)
UTA availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 23 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 12/13, returns tonight: 20 min (100% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 8 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 17 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 12/13 after 7, 22 min since (87% of 26)
BACK Filipowski back 12/08 after 7, 13 min since (62% of 21)
BACK Potter back 12/19 after 2, 11 min since (61% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 12/19 after 2, 13 min since (84% of 15)
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 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and Sabonis at 22 a game. Without Lyles (6 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Collins at 18 and Markkanen at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Clarkson (6 straight), Hendricks (19 straight), Williams (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-9 a night and Sacramento minus-1 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Sacramento's 13. Call it Sacramento 118, Utah 111.
12/01 vs SAS 125-127 — SAC notes
SAC lost 125-127. SAC took 19 more shots (101 to 82), fed by 21 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to SAS's 51%, 12 of 32 from three. SAC turned it over 10 times to SAS's 15. The glass went 51-38 for them. DeRozan led with 28 (10 of 20, 8 of 9 at the line); Sabonis added 25, Fox 23. Q1 was theirs, 42-28, but the other 3 periods went 99-83 against them. They led by as many as 17.
12/03 vs HOU 120-111 — SAC notes
SAC won 120-111. SAC shot 52% (47 of 91) to HOU's 44%, 14 of 30 from three. SAC turned it over 10 times to HOU's 15. The glass went 34-53 against them. Sabonis led with 27 (13 of 19); Fox added 22, Monk 17. The hinge was Q3, 42-29: SAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 15. SAC trailed 54-55 at the half and won the second half 66-56. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/05 @ MEM 110-115 — SAC notes
SAC lost 110-115. SAC took 18 more shots (98 to 80), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MEM's 48%, 8 of 35 from three. SAC turned it over 13 times to MEM's 22. DeRozan led with 26 (6 of 15, 13 of 14 at the line); Monk added 23, Fox 18. Q3 was theirs, 24-23, the deficit cut from 1 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 92-86 against them. They led by as many as 12.
12/06 @ SAS 140-113 — SAC notes
SAC won 140-113. SAC shot 57% (51 of 90) to SAS's 43%, 16 of 34 from three, and got to the line 24 times to SAS's 30. DeRozan led with 23 (8 of 15, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Monk added 22, Fox 22. The hinge was Q4, 40-27: a lead of 14 became 27. Ellis was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
12/08 vs UTA 141-97 — SAC notes
SAC won 141-97. SAC shot 57% (57 of 100) to UTA's 39%, 22 of 44 from three, and got to the line 8 times to UTA's 21. SAC turned it over 8 times to UTA's 20. Huerter led with 26 (10 of 14, 6 of 9 from three); Fox added 21, Sabonis 19. The hinge was Q2, 36-22: a lead of 3 became 17, and the lead reached 46. Huerter was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
12/12 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 19 and Murphy III at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Williamson (16 straight), Alvarado (14 straight), Hawkins (6 straight). 3 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and Sabonis at 22 a game. Without Lyles (7 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 41 percent from three to New Orleans's 31 and the glass, where Sacramento has been minus-0 a night and New Orleans minus-10. Call it Sacramento 119, New Orleans 111.
12/16 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sabonis at 23 and DeRozan at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Lyles (8 straight). 3 days' rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 53 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 37 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Denver giving it away 17 times a game to Sacramento's 11 and the arc, Sacramento at 40 percent from three to Denver's 34. Call it Sacramento 119, Denver 114.
12/19 vs LAL — 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 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sabonis at 24 and DeRozan at 23 a game. Without Lyles (9 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 29 and Davis at 28 a game. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Hayes (9 straight), Vanderbilt (20 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 16 times a game to Sacramento's 11 and the glass, where Sacramento has been minus-0 a night and the Lakers minus-7. Call it Sacramento 119, the Lakers 110.
12/21 vs LAL — 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 124 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sabonis at 24 and Fox at 23 a game. Without Lyles (10 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Davis at 30 and James at 25 a game. Without Hayes (10 straight), Vanderbilt (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 15 times a game to Sacramento's 11 and the arc, Sacramento at 41 percent from three to the Lakers' 36. Call it Sacramento 117, the Lakers 111.
11/30 vs DAL 94-106 — UTA notes
UTA lost 94-106. UTA shot 36% (34 of 95) to DAL's 46%, 9 of 39 from three, and went to the line 21 times to DAL's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. Markkanen led with 19 (7 of 20, 2 of 11 from three); Kessler added 18, Collins 16. Q2 was theirs, 27-16, the deficit cut from 18 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 90-67 against them. Markkanen's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 vs LAL 104-105 — UTA notes
UTA lost 104-105. UTA shot 51% (40 of 79) to LAL's 44%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 16 times to LAL's 25. UTA turned it over 15 times to LAL's 5. Markkanen led with 22 (8 of 17, 5 of 11 from three); Collins added 21, Sexton 15. Q4 was theirs, 23-19, the deficit cut from 5 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 86-81 against them.
12/03 @ OKC 106-133 — UTA notes
UTA lost 106-133. UTA shot 54% (38 of 70) to OKC's 52%, 13 of 35 from three, and went to the line 22 times to OKC's 11 — 17 points from the stripe to their 10. UTA turned it over 29 times to OKC's 8, and OKC turned those into 18 steals. Kessler led with 17 (6 of 7, 5 of 8 at the line); Sexton added 17, George 16. Q4 was theirs, 31-31, but the other 3 periods went 102-75 against them. Juzang's -30 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 @ POR 141-99 — UTA notes
UTA won 141-99. UTA shot 55% (53 of 96) to POR's 39%, 14 of 32 from three, and went to the line 23 times to POR's 17 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 61-34 for them. Juzang led with 22 (8 of 14, 6 of 11 from three); Collins added 20, George 17. The hinge was Q1, 33-17: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 46. Kessler was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
12/08 @ SAC 97-141 — UTA notes
UTA lost 97-141. UTA shot 39% (31 of 80) to SAC's 57%, 15 of 42 from three, and went to the line 21 times to SAC's 8 — 20 points from the stripe to their 5. UTA turned it over 20 times to SAC's 8, and SAC turned those into 10 steals. George led with 25 (8 of 14, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Collins added 19, Sexton 15. Q1 was theirs, 23-26, but the other 3 periods went 115-74 against them. Juzang's -37 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Collins at 18 and Markkanen at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Clarkson (7 straight), Hendricks (20 straight), Williams (7 straight). 4 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Beal at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Durant (3 straight), Nurkić (5 straight), Dunn (3 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-6 a night and Phoenix minus-2 and the arc, Phoenix at 41 percent from three to Utah's 35. Call it Phoenix 114, Utah 112, Utah keeping it close.
12/16 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Powell at 23 and Harden at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Mann (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 122, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Collins at 19 and George at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hendricks (21 straight), Williams (8 straight), Tshiebwe (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-5 a night and the Clippers minus-5 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 114 a night to Utah's 122. Call it the Clippers 116, Utah 110.
12/19 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Beasley at 17 a game. 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 130, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Collins at 18 and George at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Hendricks (22 straight), Williams (9 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 123 a night to Utah's 130 and the line, where Utah takes 24 free throws a game to Detroit's 18. Call it Detroit 120, Utah 114.
12/21 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 24 and Schröder at 18 a game. Without Thomas (9 straight), Williams (6 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 127, shooting 49 percent and 44 from three, 25 free throws a game; George at 19 and Collins at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Hendricks (23 straight), Williams (10 straight), Mykhailiuk (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 113 a night to Utah's 127 and the arc, Utah at 44 percent from three to Brooklyn's 36. Call it Brooklyn 117, Utah 113, Utah keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
DE D. Eubanks
IC I. Collier
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
LM L. Markkanen
MP M. Potter
SM S. Mykhailiuk
WK W. Kessler
SACAL A. Len
CJ C. Jones
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
IC I. Crawford
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
OR O. Robinson
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
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
Kevin Huerter's 26 points leads Kings in 141-97 blowout over Jazz
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Kevin Huerter had 26 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Utah Jazz 141-97 on Sunday night.
The Kings, who have won three of their last four games, are an on offensive tear after scoring 140 points in Friday’s win over the Spurs .
The Jazz, who have lost six of their last seven, were led by Keyonte George with 25 points, and John Collins with 19.
Utah never led.
Sacramento opened a 20-point lead in the second quarter and led 62-45 at halftime. The Kings continued dominating with a 43-point third quarter with De’Aaron Fox beating the third quarter buzzer to give the Kings a 31-point lead heading into the fourth.
Fox added 21 points and nine assists, and Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Doug McDermott hit six 3-pointers and had 18 points in the fourth quarter, igniting a “Doug-ie” chant from the Sacramento crowd.
Takeaways Jazz: Leading scorer Lauri Markkanen , who missed Friday’s game with a back injury, was held to eight points and just 2-of-9 shooting.
Kings: Sacramento, among the worst 3-point shooting teams in the league this season, broke out with a 50% shooting performance from deep (22 of 44) and 57% overall from the floor. Head coach Mike Brown said before the game that the Kings can still succeed in spite of their 3-point struggles by defending and finding other ways to win.
Key moment DeMar DeRozan and Sabonis combined for an 11-2 run midway through the second quarter to give the Kings a 20-point lead.
Key stat The Kings have shot higher than 50% in back-to-back games after recording a 56.7% clip in Friday’s win over the Spurs.
Up next The Kings visit the Pelicans on Thursday night, while the Jazz host the Suns on Friday night.