The Utah Jazz lost to the Sacramento Kings, 118-101, on Wednesday night, despite a monster performance by center Walker Kessler.The third-year pro erupted for a season-best 25 points and game-high 14 rebounds,
Kessler is the third player to go 10-for-10 from the floor in an NBA game this season, joining the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Jarrett Allen and the Chicago Bulls’ Mata Buzelis. Allen was 10-for-10 in a 135-116 victory over the Washington Wizards on Oct. 26, and Buzelis went 10-for-10 in a 133-124 victory over the Miami Heat on Feb. 4.
Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Murray posted his fourth 20-point game of the season and his first since Nov. 24 to help the Kings (30-28) start a four-game road trip with a victory.
Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points and Zach LaVine added 22 to lift the hot-shooting Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 win over the Utah Jazz.
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DeRozan, LaVine and Murray were each excellent for the Kings, scoring a combined 67 points between the three. Stuffing the stat sheet on tremendous efficiency (they shot 41.7 percent from long distance through the course of this one), Utah couldn't hold on against a team reloaded and primed for a playoff run.
The Kings scored 50 points in the paint, knocked down 15 3-pointers (on 36 attempts), and shot 17-of-31 in the mid-range. Sacramento finished the game with seven players in double-figures and added 11 points from the free-throw line.