Suns Benefit From Overturned Call To Hold Off Kings 109-104

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November 8, 2021 astatine 10:49 pm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Payne scored a season-high 24 points successful 22 minutes disconnected the seat and the Phoenix Suns got assistance from an overturned telephone to triumph their 5th consecutive game, beating the Sacramento Kings 109-104 connected Monday night.

Devin Booker had 18 points, 9 rebounds and six assists for Phoenix. Chris Paul and Mikal Bridges scored 16 apiece.

The Suns led by 21 aboriginal successful the 4th fourth earlier Sacramento made a precocious propulsion implicit the last 5 minutes.

“The 2nd portion has to bash a batch amended occupation of maintaining. To expect the starters to travel successful and prevention america successful moments similar that, that’s a beauteous pugnacious assignment,” Phoenix manager Monty Williams said. “We gave them a batch of momentum with the turnovers. We were capable to marque capable plays to triumph the game, but that’s a pugnacious spot to beryllium in.”

De’Aaron Fox deed a brace of escaped throws and Damian Jones scored connected a putback dunk to propulsion the Kings to 107-102. After a Suns miss, Sacramento’s Harrison Barnes scored connected a layup and appeared to beryllium fouled by Booker.

“I thought I got my 2 feet down, thought I was beauteous still,” Booker said. “I decidedly thought it was a charge.”

Williams challenged the play and, aft a lengthy review, the telephone was overturned and Barnes was charged with an violative foul.

“The players ever consciousness similar they didn’t perpetrate the crime, but Book was beauteous adamant,” Williams said. “In the infinitesimal you astir person to bash it to alteration the momentum. It was a bully telephone by (associate caput coach) Kevin Young to springiness maine the go-ahead to bash it. Book was successful a bully position.”

After Barnes aboriginal dunked, Booker missed 2 escaped throws to support the Suns’ pb astatine 107-104. But the Kings turned the shot implicit connected the ensuing inbounds play.

Barnes had 26 points and Fox scored 24 for Sacramento, which was outscored 31-12 successful the 3rd earlier mounting a furious rally that fell short.

“Loved the combat that the radical showed. Unfortunately, it took the seat to travel successful and bash that,” Kings manager Luke Walton said. “What I’m astir disappointed successful is wasted opportunities. The 3rd 4th was disgusting.”

Playing without Deandre Ayton for the 3rd clip successful 4 games, the Suns played good successful the station and got large contributions from respective reserves.

Payne led the complaint disconnected the seat portion shooting 9 of 14 with 4 3-pointers. Frank Kaminsky added 10 points and 5 rebounds.

The Suns built their large pb aft scoring the archetypal 14 points of the 2nd fractional erstwhile the Kings missed 8 consecutive shots and committed 5 turnovers. Paul had 5 points during the tally and picked up a method for arguing with an authoritative aft scoring connected a layup pursuing a steal.

TIP-INS

Suns: Paul was held nether 10 assists for the 2nd clip this season. … The seat had 39 points successful the archetypal fractional and outscored Sacramento’s reserves 48-33 overall. … Jae Crowder was called for a Flagrant 1 foul successful the 2nd quarter. … Ayton is dealing with a nagging close little limb contusion.

Kings: Tyrese Haliburton was a precocious scratch due to the fact that of little backmost tightness. Buddy Hield started successful Haliburton’s spot and scored 14 points.

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Suns: Host the Portland Trail Blazers connected Wednesday.

Kings: Begin a four-game roadworthy travel successful San Antonio connected Wednesday.

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