Harrison Barnes keys big 3rd quarter that carries the Kings past the Jazz 127-106
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and keyed a big third-quarter run for Sacramento that carried the Kings to a 127-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night.
Barnes took on a bigger role offensively for the short-handed Kings and delivered with 16 points in the decisive third quarter.
“We knew we had some different lineups out there,” Barnes said. “Coach told everyone they had the green light. Shoot and be aggressive. ... I tried to shoot with confidence.”
Keegan Murray scored 25 points to lead the Kings. De'Aaron Fox had 24 points and 12 assists, and Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 11 rebounds for his 57th straight double-double. That helped the Kings complete a three-game series sweep against Utah for their first season sweep against the Jazz since 2001-02.
Sacramento moved into a tie for seventh place in the Western Conference with Phoenix but remained two games behind sixth-place Dallas in the race to avoid the play-in tournament.
Brice Sensabaugh and Collin Sexton each scored 22 points for the Jazz, who have lost nine straight games overall. Utah has dropped 11 in a row on the road and hasn't won away from home since Jan. 27 at Charlotte.
Coach Will Hardy saw some positive signs from his young team that featured three rookie starters, but defense was a glaring issue.
“We’ve got to continue to shore up our communication," Hardy said. "All five people on the court have to do their job. Defense is hard in this league but we had too many breakdowns in the half court, where two or three guys would execute and one person would be a little bit late. Against a good team like that, a very potent offense like that, they punish you.”
Both teams were short-handed, with Sacramento playing without guard Kevin Huerter (shoulder) and sixth man Malik Monk (knee). Utah was missing three of its top four scorers: Jordan Clarkson (back), Lauri Markkanen (shoulder) and John Collins (back).
The Kings did get back two reserves with Trey Lyles (left knee) and Sasha Vezenkov (right ankle) returning to action.
The Jazz managed to stay close for a little more than a half before the big run in the third quarter turned it into a blowout. Murray started it with a 3-pointer followed by two more from long range from Barnes.
Sacramento scored 15 straight and went on a 23-2 run in a span of less than five minutes behind 13 points from Barnes to take an 81-60 lead midway through the third quarter. Barnes scored 16 points in all in the quarter.
“Every time on the offensive side, we found the open guy,” Murray said. “HB was ready when his numbers was called. I feel collectively we did a good job of finding the right guy and making the extra pass so we got the open shot.”
The Kings cruised from there to the win.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Walker Kessler vs. Domantas Sabonis (Keyonte George gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 |  | Walker Kessler misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:36 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving floating jump shot (Keegan Murray assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:50 | | Keon Ellis shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:50 | | Collin Sexton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:50 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 10:34 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving finger roll layup | 1-4 |
| 10:22 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:58 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Taylor Hendricks assists) | 4-4 |
| 9:40 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Keegan Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Collin Sexton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:21 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Keegan Murray misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Taylor Hendricks makes two point pullup jump shot (Brice Sensabaugh assists) | 6-4 |
| 8:48 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 6-7 |
| 8:18 | | +3 | Brice Sensabaugh makes three point stepback jump shot | 9-7 |
| 8:07 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 9-10 |
| 8:06 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:48 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 7:48 | | Collin Sexton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:48 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-10 |
| 7:36 | | Collin Sexton personal foul (Keon Ellis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:27 | | +3 | Keon Ellis makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 10-13 |
| 7:09 | | Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 10-15 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point reverse dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 12-15 |
| 5:56 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (bad pass) (Walker Kessler steals) | ||
| 5:51 | | Collin Sexton turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 5:44 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point driving dunk (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 12-17 |
| 5:26 | | Keegan Murray blocks Brice Sensabaugh's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:26 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Keon Ellis personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | +3 | Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 15-17 |
| 4:50 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup | 15-19 |
| 4:33 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Walker Kessler blocks Domantas Sabonis's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:18 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | +3 | Johnny Juzang makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 18-19 |
| 3:41 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 18-21 |
| 3:29 | | Trey Lyles personal foul (Taylor Hendricks draws the foul) | ||
| 3:14 | | Keyonte George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:58 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:44 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point driving layup | 20-21 |
| 2:05 | | Davion Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Davion Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 20-24 |
| 1:37 | | Keyonte George misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 20-27 |
| 1:05 | | Omer Yurtseven misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Alex Len defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Micah Potter blocks Trey Lyles's two point driving dunk | ||
| 0:55 | | Johnny Juzang defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point bank jump shot | 22-27 |
| 0:38 | | Trey Lyles turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 0:16 | | Davion Mitchell shooting foul (Kris Dunn draws the foul) | ||
| 0:16 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:16 | | Kris Dunn misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:16 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +1 | Kris Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-27 |
| 0:03 | | Johnny Juzang personal foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Keegan Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:47 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Brice Sensabaugh assists) | 26-27 |
| 11:26 | | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 26-30 |
| 10:57 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Keyonte George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +3 | Kessler Edwards makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 26-33 |
| 9:42 | | Micah Potter misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Johnny Juzang defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Davion Mitchell turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:03 | | +3 | Micah Potter makes three point jump shot (Johnny Juzang assists) | 29-33 |
| 8:50 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:35 | | Brice Sensabaugh offensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Brice Sensabaugh turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:17 | | Kessler Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Walker Kessler personal foul (Loose ball) (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving floating jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 29-35 |
| 7:55 | | +2 | Micah Potter makes two point cutting layup (Brice Sensabaugh assists) | 31-35 |
| 7:41 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Keyonte George turnover (bad pass) (Keon Ellis steals) | ||
| 7:17 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Brice Sensabaugh makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 33-35 |
| 6:36 | | Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Harrison Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Keon Ellis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:24 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Keyonte George personal foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 33-37 |
| 5:49 | | Omer Yurtseven shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-38 |
| 5:34 | | Collin Sexton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:32 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point cutting dunk (Harrison Barnes assists) | 33-40 |
| 4:55 | | De'Aaron Fox blocks Kris Dunn's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:55 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (bad pass) (Brice Sensabaugh steals) | ||
| 4:50 | | De'Aaron Fox shooting foul (Brice Sensabaugh draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | +1 | Brice Sensabaugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-40 |
| 4:50 | | +1 | Brice Sensabaugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-40 |
| 4:26 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving dunk (Keon Ellis assists) | 35-42 |
| 4:10 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup | 37-42 |
| 3:58 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup | 37-44 |
| 3:58 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:46 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point tip layup | 37-46 |
| 3:12 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point alley-oop dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 39-46 |
| 2:58 | | Walker Kessler blocks Keon Ellis's two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:58 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Kris Dunn misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Kris Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point running pullup jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 39-49 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 41-49 |
| 2:13 | | Collin Sexton personal foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point tip layup | 41-51 |
| 2:03 | | Walker Kessler defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 43-51 |
| 1:50 | | De'Aaron Fox shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-51 |
| 1:37 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Collin Sexton turnover (lost ball) (Domantas Sabonis steals) | ||
| 1:18 | | Taylor Hendricks shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 1:18 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-52 |
| 1:18 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-53 |
| 1:06 | | +3 | Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 47-53 |
| 0:50 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 0:44 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point running pullup jump shot | 49-53 |
| 0:34 | | Domantas Sabonis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | +3 | Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Walker Kessler assists) | 52-53 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 52-55 |
| 0:01 | | Walker Kessler turnover (bad pass) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | ||
| 0:01 | | Walker Kessler shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-56 |
| 0:01 | | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2 |