National Basketball Association
Utah 102, Sacramento 90
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 7, 2015
Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#45 Brian Forte, #48 Scott Foster, #12 Violet Palmer
Attendance:
19128
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Jazz 102, Kings 90: Gordon Hayward scored 30 points as host Utah defeated Sacramento to snap a three-game losing streak.
Derrick Favors contributed 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots as the Jazz won for only the second time in seven games. Enes Kanter had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Trey Burke scored 10 points off the bench for Utah.
DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 10 rebounds while Ben McLemore added 15 points for the Kings, who have lost 11 of their last 12 games. Omri Casspi and Ramon Sessions scored 11 points apiece and Reggie Evans grabbed 11 rebounds while Sacramento shot just 39 percent from the field.
The Kings trailed by 14 points entering the fourth quarter but never made a sustained run. The Jazz increased their lead to 21 early in the period and Cousins fouled out with 4:58 remaining as Sacramento fell to 7-15 on the road.
Utah led by as many as 14 in the second quarter and Hayward scored 17 first-half points as the Jazz took a 49-39 lead into the break. A 15-2 surge boosted Utah’s lead to 64-51 with eight minutes left in the third quarter before Sacramento cut its deficit to 75-61 entering the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kings PG Darren Collison (hip flexor) sat out. … Hayward has scored 24 or more points in seven of the last nine games. … Sacramento drops to 6-18 under coach Tyrone Corbin as reports cite the club is interested in replacing him with George Karl.
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
Utah |
DeMarcus Cousins 27 |
Scoring |
Gordon Hayward 30 |
Ramon Sessions 5 |
Assists |
Derrick Favors 5 |
Reggie Evans 11 |
Rebounds |
Enes Kanter 13 |
DeMarcus Cousins 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Elijah Millsap 5 |
Reggie Evans 1 |
Steals |
Dante Exum 2 |
DeMarcus Cousins 2 |
Blocks |
Derrick Favors 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
90 |
39.0 |
3-13 |
23-33 |
15 |
40 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
Utah
|
102 |
50.0 |
5-19 |
11-17 |
21 |
43 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Jazz have a W/L % of .176 after a win and .441 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Kings have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .355 after a loss.