Game ID: 22401200
Phoenix Suns @ Sacramento Kings
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 33 24 29 23 109PHX 25 29 21 23 98
PHX @ SAC ScoutingPHX @ 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.
SAC availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restBACK Monk back 3/27 after 3, 25 min since (80% of 32)
BACK Crowder back 3/29 after 33, 6 min since (49% of 11)
BACK Carter back 4/04 after 2, 14 min since (126% of 11)
SAC availability going into 4/07 · back-to-backBACK Crowder back 3/29 after 33, 6 min since (49% of 11)
BACK Carter back 4/04 after 2, 10 min since (94% of 11)
SAC availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Carter back 4/04 after 2, 14 min since (128% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 26 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 3 since 4/06, returns tonight: 32 min (93% of 34)
OUT Crowder missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Carter back 4/04 after 2, 15 min since (137% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 4 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Murray back 4/11 after 3, 32 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Carter back 4/04 after 2, 15 min since (138% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 33 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (47% of 12)
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 12 min (68% of 18)
OUT Morris missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 7 min (53% of 13)
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 32 min since (100% of 32)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Bol missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Plumlee back 4/08 after 3, 12 min since (68% of 18)
BACK Morris back 4/08 after 3, 7 min since (53% of 13)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Bol missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 32 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Plumlee back 4/08 after 3, 18 min since (101% of 18)
BACK Morris back 4/08 after 3, 7 min since (53% of 13)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 2 since 4/09, returns tonight: 21 min (165% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 4 since 4/06, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 12)
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 32 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Plumlee back 4/08 after 3, 17 min since (96% of 18)
NEW Dunn 19 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 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.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 32 and DeRozan at 25 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Beal at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 41 percent from three to Phoenix's 31 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Phoenix minus-5. Call it Sacramento 118, Phoenix 111.
4/06 @ CLE 120-113 — SAC notes
SAC won 120-113. SAC shot 54% (44 of 82) to CLE's 52%, 14 of 33 from three. LaVine led with 37 (15 of 21, 7 of 11 from three); DeRozan added 28, Sabonis 27. The hinge was Q3, 35-22: SAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12. SAC trailed 56-57 at the half and won the second half 64-56. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
4/07 @ DET 127-117 — SAC notes
SAC won 127-117. SAC shot 52% (47 of 91) to DET's 47%, 11 of 27 from three. The glass went 50-37 for them. LaVine led with 43 (16 of 28, 8 of 11 from three); DeRozan added 37, Sabonis 19. The hinge was Q3, 35-22: SAC came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 3. SAC trailed 62-72 at the half and won the second half 65-45. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/09 vs DEN 116-124 — SAC notes
SAC lost 116-124. SAC shot 47% (43 of 92) to DEN's 50%, 16 of 36 from three, and got to the line 17 times to DEN's 31. LaVine led with 27 (10 of 20, 4 of 8 from three); DeRozan added 22, Ellis 20. Q4 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 10 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 93-83 against them. DeRozan's -16 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs LAC 100-101 — SAC notes
SAC lost 100-101. SAC shot 44% (37 of 85) to LAC's 51%, 10 of 31 from three. LaVine led with 26 (9 of 23, 4 of 12 from three); Sabonis added 19, DeRozan 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-24, but the other 3 periods went 77-71 against them.
4/13 vs PHX 109-98 — SAC notes
SAC won 109-98. SAC shot 52% (46 of 88) to PHX's 48%, 14 of 34 from three. Valančiūnas led with 22 (10 of 11); Sabonis added 20, LaVine 16. The hinge was Q1, 33-25: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
4/06 @ NYK 98-112 — PHX notes
PHX lost 98-112. PHX took 18 more shots (92 to 74), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to NYK's 54%, 4 of 34 from three. Booker led with 40 (16 of 29, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Beal added 16, Allen 15. Q4 was theirs, 28-25, the deficit cut from 17 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 87-70 against them. Beal's -12 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 vs GSW 95-133 — PHX notes
PHX lost 95-133. PHX shot 40% (35 of 88) to GSW's 48%, 12 of 43 from three, and got to the line 15 times to GSW's 34. The glass went 41-57 against them. Booker led with 21 (7 of 17, 0 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Dunn added 12, Allen 12. Q4 was theirs, 34-38, but the other 3 periods went 95-61 against them. Booker's -32 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 vs OKC 112-125 — PHX notes
PHX lost 112-125. PHX shot 48% (42 of 87) to OKC's 52%, 15 of 42 from three, and got to the line 19 times to OKC's 27. Beal led with 25 (8 of 17, 4 of 8 from three); Booker added 20, Gillespie 17. Q1 was theirs, 39-29, but the other 3 periods went 96-73 against them. They led by as many as 15. Allen's -21 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs SAS 117-98 — PHX notes
PHX won 117-98. PHX shot 46% (44 of 95) to SAS's 43%, 19 of 47 from three. The glass went 52-40 for them. Dunn led with 26 (10 of 21, 4 of 11 from three); Beal added 21, Booker 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-17: a lead of 6 became 28, and the lead reached 31. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
4/13 @ SAC 98-109 — PHX notes
PHX lost 98-109. PHX shot 48% (40 of 84) to SAC's 52%, 15 of 44 from three. Allen led with 20 (8 of 13, 4 of 7 from three); Jones added 17, Dunn 12. Q2 was theirs, 29-24, the deficit cut from 8 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 85-69 against them. Plumlee's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
IJ I. Jones
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MF M. Fultz
TD T. Davis
TL T. Lyles
ZL Z. LaVine
PHXCG C. Gillespie
CM C. Martin
DL D. Lee
GA G. Allen
JB J. Bridges
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
TW T. Washington Jr.
SAC/PHX 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
Sabonis, Valanciunas lead Kings past Suns in finale
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Domantas Sabonis and Jonas Valanciunas each had a double-double, and Sacramento clinched homecourt advantage for the Kings first play-in game, beating the Phoenix Suns 109-98 on Sunday.
Sabonis had 20 points and 12 rebounds for his 61st double-double of the season while Valanciunas had 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Zach LaVine added 20 points as the Kings (40-42) ended a two-game skid.
Sacramento, ninth in the Western Conference standings, hosts the No. 10 Dallas Mavericks in a loser-out play-in game on Wednesday.
The Suns rested their top three players and finished the season 36-46, their worst record since going 34-39 during the Covid-shortened season 2019-20.
Grayson Allen paced the Suns with 20 points. Tyus Jones scored 17 points while Ryan Dunn and Colin Gilespie each had 12 points.
Key moment The Suns missed a chance to cut into a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter before Grayson Allen missed a relatively easy layup. The Kings grabbed the rebound and Sacramento’s Trey Lyles followed with a 3-pointer.
Key stat Playing without three key starters, Suns coach Mike Budenholzer leaned a lot on his reserves. The Kings took full advantage and outscored Phoenix’s bench 50-33.
Up next The Kings host the Mavericks in the first round of the play-in bracket Wednesday. The Suns will miss the postseason for the first time since 2020.