SACRAMENTO — The Phoenix Suns completed a regular-season sweep of the NBA-worst Sacramento Kings with a 114-103 win March 3 before a crowd of 15,009 at Golden 1 Center.
The Suns (35-26) led by as many as 20 points in finishing 4-0 over the Kings (14-49), who have the NBA’s worst record. Phoenix is one win away from matching the number of victories from a season ago.
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Sacramento cut the lead down to nine with under a minute remaining, but Mark Williams capped the Phoenix win with one-handed lob finish off Devin Booker assist with 30.8 seconds left.
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Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) reacts after dunking the ball during the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) reacts after dunking the ball during the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) dribbles past Sacramento Kings guard Nique Clifford (5) during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns forward Oso Ighodaro (11) dunks the ball during the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns forward Oso Ighodaro (11) and Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) high-five during the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) dribbles past Sacramento Kings guard DeMar DeRozan (10) during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen (8) is fouled by Sacramento Kings guard DeMar DeRozan (10) during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) goes for the ball during the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns forward Royce O’Neale (00) reacts after a three-point basket during the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) reacts during the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns forward Oso Ighodaro (11) fouls Sacramento Kings guard DeMar DeRozan (10) during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) shoots over Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook (18) during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) shoots over Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud (42) during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Sacramento Kings guard DeMar DeRozan (10) defends Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
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Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud (42) shoots over Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams (15) during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center on March 3, 2026.
Phoenix had four days between their Feb. 26 win over the Los Angeles Lakers and facing the Kings.
Six Suns reached double figures as Jalen Green scored a team-high 20 points. Grayson Allen went for 18 points off the bench while Collin Gillespie and Booker each finished with 17 points.
Booker made his return after missing four games with a right hip strain. Oso Ighodaro posted a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds while Williams added 10 points and eight rebounds.
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Rookie 7-footer Maxime Raynaud paced the Kings with a game-high 22 points.
The Suns were without Dillon Brooks (left hand fracture) and Jordan Goodwin (left calf strain).
Phoenix remains two games behind the Los Angeles Lakers (37-24), who rallied to top the New Orleans Pelicans, 110-101.
The Suns begin a three-game homestand March 5 against the Chicago Bulls (25-37).
Slim halftime lead for Suns
Devin Booker scored 14 points in his return in leading Phoenix to a 59-55 halftime lead.
Oso Ighodaro has already posted a double-double of 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 10 rebounds in the first half while Jalen Green has added 10 points with two coming on an insane lob finish.
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Precious Achiuwa leads the Kings with 16 points. Malik Monk has 13 off the bench while Maxime Raynaud and Russell Westbrook have 11 and 10 points, respectively.
There has been seven ties and four lead changes. Phoenix’s biggest lead has been 10 while Sacramento has been up as many as eight points.
Phoenix opened the second quarter on a 22-4 run to take a 44-34 lead with 6:24 left in the first half.
Sacramento responded with a 12-2 spurt in tying the game at 48-48. The Suns then outscored the Kings, 11-7, the remainder of the second quarter to take a four-point halftime lead.
Green starts, Allen off the bench
The Suns are starting Collin Gillespie, Jalen Green, Royce O’Neale, Mark Williams and Booker against the Kings and having Grayson Allen coming off the bench.
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Green has been limited to just 12 games this season mostly due to a right hamstring injury. He came off the bench for five games, but has since returned to the starting lineup.
“You get to dictate the flow of the game,” Green said after Tuesday’s morning shootaround on starting. “You always want to come out and throw that first punch. Instead of sitting on the bench and having to really lock into how the game is going, you can come out and dictate how it’s going to go. Feel like that’s always been the best part about starting and that’s where I can find my rhythm, get downhill, play fast and let the game flow.”
Allen has started 26 of the 38 games he’s played this season in having a career-high 17.6 points. He closed Phoenix’s 113-110 win Feb. 26 over the Lakers. Green played just four minutes and 34 seconds in the fourth quarter, but he and Allen were on the court together when Royce O’Neale hit the game-winning 3 with 1.7 seconds left.
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This was without Booker, though. Now, the Suns will have to start figuring out who will start and close games with Booker buffet serving spoon heavy in the mix along with Green, Allen and Gillespie.
O’Neale may remain a starter at the four because at 6 feet, 8 inches, he gives the Suns size at that position. If he does when Brooks returns, that may lead to Gillespie coming off the bench.
The Suns still have one more projected shift in the starting lineup when Dillon Brooks returns from a left-hand fracture that could keep him out until April. The team announced Feb. 24 that Brooks will be re-evaluated in four-to-six weeks.
Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at dmrankin@gannett.com or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.
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