Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns
March 3, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Suns beat the Kings 114-103 on 2026-03-03 on the road against the Kings. The Kings started Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa, Nique Clifford, and Maxime Raynaud. The Suns started Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale, Jalen Green, Mark Williams, and Collin Gillespie. Jalen Green (Suns) scored 7 points (3/11) in his matchups, with Nique Clifford as his primary defender. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 16 points (6/7) in his matchups, with Collin Gillespie as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAC
Sacramento Kings
103
Did not play: Dylan Cardwell (DND - Injury/Illness), Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision)
PHX
Phoenix Suns
114
Did not play: Jamaree Bouyea (DNP - Coach's Decision), Haywood Highsmith (DNP - Coach's Decision), Isaiah Livers (DNP - Coach's Decision), Khaman Maluach (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
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Russell Westbrook
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Nique Clifford
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DeMar DeRozan
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Precious Achiuwa
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Maxime Raynaud
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Precious Achiuwa · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud Starter 25.4 min
- Malik Monk · Precious Achiuwa · Daeqwon Plowden · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford 5.4 min
- Malik Monk · Killian Hayes · Precious Achiuwa · Daeqwon Plowden · Devin Carter 4.0 min
- Killian Hayes · Precious Achiuwa · Daeqwon Plowden · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud 3.2 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Malik Monk · Drew Eubanks · Killian Hayes · Daeqwon Plowden 2.7 min
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Jalen Green · Mark Williams · Collin Gillespie Starter 14.6 min
- Grayson Allen · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn · Rasheer Fleming 8.6 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Grayson Allen · Jalen Green · Mark Williams 4.4 min
- Grayson Allen · Jalen Green · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn 2.9 min
- Devin Booker · Grayson Allen · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn · Rasheer Fleming 2.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Kings defense
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Jalen Green 7 pts (3/11) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Nique Clifford (36 %, 4 pts) · Russell Westbrook (18 %, 0 pts) · DeMar DeRozan (15 %, 1 pts)
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Devin Booker 10 pts (4/11) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Precious Achiuwa (29 %, 4 pts) · Maxime Raynaud (17 %, 3 pts) · Nique Clifford (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Maxime Raynaud | Mark Williams: 30 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Oso Ighodaro: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Nique Clifford | Jalen Green: 23 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Grayson Allen: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Devin Booker: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Oso Ighodaro: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Royce O'Neale: 28 poss., 8 pts (2/3) · Jalen Green: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/3) |
| Russell Westbrook | Collin Gillespie: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jalen Green: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Daeqwon Plowden | Grayson Allen: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Royce O'Neale: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Malik Monk | Grayson Allen: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Jalen Green: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Killian Hayes | Collin Gillespie: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ryan Dunn: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Devin Carter | Ryan Dunn: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Collin Gillespie: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Drew Eubanks | Oso Ighodaro: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Green: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Suns defense
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Russell Westbrook 16 pts (6/7) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Collin Gillespie (26 %, 3 pts) · Amir Coffey (16 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Green (13 %, 3 pts)
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Malik Monk 4 pts (2/6) in 33 possessions
Guarded by: Grayson Allen (29 %, 0 pts) · Ryan Dunn (15 %, 0 pts) · Rasheer Fleming (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Precious Achiuwa: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Nique Clifford: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Jalen Green | Nique Clifford: 26 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Russell Westbrook: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Royce O'Neale | DeMar DeRozan: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Nique Clifford: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Collin Gillespie | Russell Westbrook: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Precious Achiuwa: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Oso Ighodaro | Maxime Raynaud: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Precious Achiuwa: 14 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| Grayson Allen | Nique Clifford: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Daeqwon Plowden: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Mark Williams | Maxime Raynaud: 27 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Precious Achiuwa: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Ryan Dunn | Daeqwon Plowden: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Malik Monk: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rasheer Fleming | DeMar DeRozan: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nique Clifford: 6 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Amir Coffey | Russell Westbrook: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Precious Achiuwa: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |