Sacramento faces Phoenix, looks for 4th straight home win

Posted November 19, 2019 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

Phoenix Suns (7-5, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (5-7, ninth in the Western Conference)

Sacramento; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST

Sacramento heads into a matchup with Phoenix as winners of three home games in a row.

Sacramento went 39-43 overall and 21-31 in Western Conference action a season ago. The Kings averaged 19.3 points off of turnovers, 13.7 second chance points and 42.7 bench points last season.

Phoenix finished 19-63 overall and 3-13 in Pacific Division games in the 2018-19 season. The Suns shot 45.9% from the field and 32.9% from 3-point range last season.

Sacramento and Phoenix play for the second time this season. The Suns won the last meeting 124-95 on Oct. 23. Devin Booker led the way with 22 points.

Kings Injuries: Caleb Swanigan: day to day (left ankle), Marvin Bagley III: out (thumb), De'Aaron Fox: out (ankle), Trevor Ariza: day to day (groin).

Suns Injuries: Ricky Rubio: day to day (back spasms), Ty Jerome: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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