The Kings worked back from being down 19 points early to hitting halftime trailing 62-57. Murray led Sacramento with 14 points while Monk scored all 12 of his first-half points in the second quarter, working predominantly off pick-and-rolls with Sabonis.

The Phoenix Suns (31-36) took down the Sacramento Kings (33-33) on Friday night in Phoenix by a score of 122-106 in what was the most complete showing the team has had in weeks. The Suns came into the contest without two key players in Nick Richards and Grayson Allen,