{"id":518654,"date":"2026-01-05T19:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/518654\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T19:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:12:01","slug":"devin-booker-pours-in-33-as-suns-extend-kings-slump-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/518654\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Booker pours in 33 as Suns extend Kings&#8217; slump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Devin Booker scored 33 points, Dillon Brooks added 18 points and the host Phoenix Suns pulled away in the second half to beat the slumping Sacramento Kings 129-102 on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Collin Gillespie, Mark Williams and Oso Ighodaro chipped in 15 points apiece for the Suns, who have won five of their past six overall and are 3-0 against the Kings this season.<\/p>\n<p>Keegan Murray put up 23 points, Russell Westbrook added 17 and Keon Ellis had 14 off the bench for the Kings, who have lost four in a row and 14 of 17.<\/p>\n<p>Booker tossed in 27 points in the first half to help the Suns to a six-point halftime lead. The Suns subsequently outscored the Kings 67-46 in the second half to cruise in their first game back from a 3-1 road trip. Booker, Brooks and Williams did not play in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Devin Booker had it going in the Valley tonight\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfdc\ufe0f 33 PTS (game-high)<br \/>\ud83c\udfdc\ufe0f 5 AST<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Suns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@Suns<\/a> improve to 11-5 at home and 20-14 overall! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ED0rou7bb7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ED0rou7bb7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2007335742557823014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">January 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gillespie made 3 of 9 3-point attempts, and he has at least three treys in each of the last six games.<\/p>\n<p>Jamaree Bouyea produced four of the Suns\u2019 16 steals, and Phoenix scored 23 points off Sacramento\u2019s 21 turnovers. The Suns were averaging a league-best 10.7 steals per game.<\/p>\n<p>Booker scored 20 points and added two assists in the first quarter, when the Suns closed on a 15-6 run to take a 32-29 lead. Murray had 11 points in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Booker scored the final five points of the second quarter to give Phoenix a 62-56 halftime lead. He shot 10 of 16 from the floor at half.<\/p>\n<p>The Suns built a 75-61 when Williams completed a three-point play and Brooks hit a short jumper early in the third quarter, and Brooks\u2019 breakaway layup made it 88-70 with three minutes left in the quarter. Brooks had 10 points in the period.<\/p>\n<p>The Suns led by as many as 18 in the third quarter and 28 in the fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks picked up his 12th technical foul of the season while arguing a non-call with 8:52 remaining in the first quarter. A player receives an automatic one-game suspension after 16 technical fouls.<\/p>\n<p>Kings center Maxime Raynaud sustained an apparent left leg injury and was helped off the floor with 4:19 remaining in the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n<p>More Sacramento Kings coverage on Sactown Sports<\/p>\n<p>New Year\u2019s Day may act as a \u2018turning of the page\u2019 for some, but the Sacramento Kings are still stuck in their 2025 ways as we enter 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Kings played three quarters of solid basketball, the wheels fell off in crunch time as they dropped a 120-106 contest to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night at Golden 1 Center.<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento (8-26) has lost three-straight games and is now a season-worst 18 games under the .500 mark, putting them just a half-game ahead of the New Orleans Pelicans for the worst record in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings have now lost five straight home games to Boston, with their last win coming in February 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sactownsports.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings\/kings-celtics-jan-1\/60938\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rough 4th quarter dooms Kings in loss to Celtics<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming Sacramento Kings schedule for the 2025-26 season<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, January 4th\u00a0\u2013 vs. Milwaukee Bucks \u2013 6:00 PM PT<br \/>\nTuesday, January 6th\u00a0\u2013 vs. Dallas Mavericks \u2013 6:00 PM PT<br \/>\nFriday, January 9th\u00a0\u2013 @ Golden State Warriors \u2013 7:00 PM PT<br \/>\nSunday, January 11th\u00a0\u2013 vs. Houston Rockets \u2013 6:00 PM PT<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thank you for reading\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sactownsports.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SactownSports.com<\/a>. 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