Domantas Sabonis' 37 points leads Kings to wild 131-110 victory over Pistons
DETROIT (AP) Domantas Sabonis scored 37 points, and had 13 assists and 10 rebounds, to help the Sacramento Kings to a roller-coaster 131-110 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday.
The Kings trailed by 20 points in the first quarter, led by 15 in the third, let the Pistons tie the game in the fourth and then pulled away down the stretch. Keegan Murray added 32 points and De'Aaron Fox scored 26.
“I thought our defense was great after the first quarter - we gave up 47 points in the first and only 45 in the entire second half,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “Offensively, I think we were really good as well. We had 39 assists on 54 buckets. That's big time.”
Detroit (3-34) has lost five straight since breaking its NBA-record 28-game losing streak. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 26 and Jaden Ivey added 22.
“We had too many turnovers and there were too many times where we struggled to get into our offense,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “When we start having some success, teams are going to hit us in the mouth and get physical with us. We have to be able to overcome that.”
The Pistons played without Cade Cunningham, who will be out at least 7-10 days with a knee sprain, but he was active on the sidelines.
“Cade was talking to us - telling us to keep going and keep our energy,” Ivey said. “It just feels like they got a lot of easy transition points off our turnovers.”
The Kings were coming off a 133-100 home loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.
“I don't think there's anything we need to change,” Murray said. “We played five bad quarters, but once we got out of that mindset, we did a good job. We just need to play four quarters at that level to be a really good team.”
After Detroit tied the game at 101, Monk scored seven straight points to put the Kings up 110-101 with 7:44 to play.
Sacramento led by three points at the half, then started the third quarter with a 15-3 run to go ahead 83-68. Detroit, though, narrowed the gap to 98-95 on an Alec Burks 3-pointer at the end of the period.
Detroit hit 15 of its first 18 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers, to take an early 32-17 lead. The Pistons finished the quarter with a season-high 47 points and an 18-point lead.
The Kings, though, hit 11 of their first 12 shots in the second quarter and led 68-65 at the half.
“I think we were just really aggressive,” Murray said. “We had nine deflections in that quarter, and I think that was the turning point of the game.”
UP NEXT
Kings: Visit Charlotte on Wednesday for their third game in four nights.
Pistons: Host San Antonio on Wednesday for the third game in four nights.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Domantas Sabonis vs. Jalen Duren (De'Aaron Fox gains possession) | ||
| 11:48 |  | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | De'Aaron Fox personal foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 10:58 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving layup | 0-2 |
| 10:50 | | Bojan Bogdanovic shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:50 | | Harrison Barnes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:50 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Harrison Barnes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:47 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point stepback bank jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:28 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point driving layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:15 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving layup (Killian Hayes assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 4-6 |
| 9:58 | | Keegan Murray personal foul (Bojan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-8 |
| 9:31 | | Kevin Huerter misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point putback layup | 6-8 |
| 9:09 | | Isaiah Livers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point putback layup | ||
| 8:36 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running pullup jump shot | 6-10 |
| 8:20 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point turnaround hook shot | 8-10 |
| 8:04 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 8-13 |
| 7:57 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup | 10-13 |
| 7:57 | | Jaden Ivey shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-13 |
| 7:50 | | Killian Hayes offensive foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 7:50 | | Killian Hayes turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (bad pass) (Bojan Bogdanovic steals) | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running dunk (Bojan Bogdanovic assists) | 11-15 |
| 7:20 | | Jalen Duren personal foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:08 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Bojan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 11-17 |
| 6:50 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup | 13-17 |
| 6:33 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 13-20 |
| 6:32 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:24 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:04 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point tip layup | 13-22 |
| 5:48 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving dunk | 15-22 |
| 5:37 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 15-24 |
| 5:25 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:23 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point running jump shot (Isaiah Livers assists) | 15-27 |
| 5:09 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +3 | Isaiah Livers makes three point jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 15-30 |
| 4:44 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving bank hook shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 17-30 |
| 4:33 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving finger roll layup (Killian Hayes assists) | 17-32 |
| 4:17 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point layup (Harrison Barnes assists) | 19-32 |
| 3:59 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 19-35 |
| 3:50 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:38 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point driving layup | 19-37 |
| 3:23 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Malik Monk assists) | 21-37 |
| 3:23 | | Ausar Thompson shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 3:23 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-37 |
| 3:09 | | Malik Monk personal foul (Alec Burks draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | Kevin Knox II turnover (bad pass) (Domantas Sabonis steals) | ||
| 2:55 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point running finger roll layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 24-37 |
| 2:36 | | +3 | Kevin Knox II makes three point jump shot (James Wiseman assists) | 24-40 |
| 2:24 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point driving floating jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 26-40 |
| 2:14 | | +3 | Alec Burks makes three point stepback jump shot | 26-43 |
| 2:03 | | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Trey Lyles draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:03 | | Trey Lyles misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:03 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | +1 | Trey Lyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-43 |
| 1:51 | | Malik Monk shooting foul (Alec Burks draws the foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | +1 | Alec Burks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-44 |
| 1:51 | | Alec Burks misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:48 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | Malik Monk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | +2 | Kevin Knox II makes two point driving layup (Alec Burks assists) | 27-46 |
| 1:21 | | Alex Len shooting foul (Kevin Knox II draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Kevin Knox II makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-47 |
| 1:07 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Ausar Thompson steals) | ||
| 1:01 | | Alec Burks misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:58 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +2 | Alex Len makes two point cutting dunk (Malik Monk assists) | 29-47 |
| 0:36 | | Jump ball. De'Aaron Fox vs. Alec Burks (Trey Lyles gains possession) | ||
| 0:36 | | Alec Burks turnover (lost ball) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | ||
| 0:29 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Alec Burks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | Trey Lyles personal foul (Loose ball) (Kevin Knox II draws the foul) | ||
| 11:32 | | Juan Toscano-Anderson personal foul (Alec Burks draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | Ausar Thompson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Juan Toscano-Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Alex Len makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Trey Lyles assists) | 31-47 |
| 11:08 | | Ausar Thompson shooting foul (Alex Len draws the foul) | ||
| 11:08 | | Alex Len misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:07 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Malik Monk turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:41 | | Kevin Knox II misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Alex Len defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point running layup | 33-47 |
| 10:19 | | Malik Monk blocks Bojan Bogdanovic's two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Bojan Bogdanovic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point driving layup (Killian Hayes assists) | 33-49 |
| 10:15 | | Juan Toscano-Anderson shooting foul (Bojan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:11 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Malik Monk turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Knox II steals) | ||
| 9:48 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point running jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 33-52 |
| 9:39 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Trey Lyles assists) | 36-52 |
| 9:29 | | Juan Toscano-Anderson personal foul (James Wiseman draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | Kevin Knox II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Killian Hayes offensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Kevin Knox II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Alex Len turnover (bad pass) (Bojan Bogdanovic steals) | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point running layup (Kevin Knox II assists) | 36-54 |
| 9:00 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup (Kevin Huerter assists) | 38-54 |
| 8:25 | | Kevin Huerter blocks Jaden Ivey's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:21 | | Juan Toscano-Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point cutting layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 40-54 |
| 7:56 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point pullup jump shot | 40-57 |
| 7:44 | | Juan Toscano-Anderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | De'Aaron Fox personal foul (Killian Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | +1 | Killian Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-58 |
| 7:40 | | +1 | Killian Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-59 |
| 7:33 | | Jalen Duren personal foul (Kevin Huerter draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | Jaden Ivey shooting foul (Trey Lyles draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | +1 | Trey Lyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-59 |
| 7:23 | | +1 | Trey Lyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-59 |
| 7:15 | | Keegan Murray personal foul (Bojan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:15 | | +1 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-60 |
| 7:15 | | +1 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-61 |
| 6:59 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 44-61 |
| 6:46 | | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (Domantas Sabonis steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point running layup (Kevin Huerter assists) | 46-61 |
| 6:44 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:34 | | Killian Hayes turnover (discontinue dribble) | ||
| 6:23 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (bad pass) (Bojan Bogdanovic steals) | ||
| 6:10 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Jalen Duren turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 48-61 |
| 5:25 | | Bojan Bogdanovic turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Huerter steals) | ||
| 5:19 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point running jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 51-61 |
| 4:59 | | Killian Hayes turnover (bad pass) (Malik Monk steals) | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point running dunk | 53-61 |
| 4:56 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:35 | | Keegan Murray blocks Isaiah Livers's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:31 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Huerter assists) | 55-61 |
| 4:05 | | Domantas Sabonis shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 4:05 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-62 |
| 4:05 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-63 |
| 3:53 |