Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings Match Player Stats On Apr 11, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Apr 12, 2017

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Ty Lawson scored 22 points, handed out 12 assists and grabbed 11 rebounds in what may have been his final home game with Sacramento, and the Kings blew out the Phoenix Suns 129-104 on Tuesday night at the Golden 1 Center.

Rookie Buddy Hield led Sacramento with a game-high 30 points, complementing Lawson's first career triple-double, and Sacramento (32-49) concluded the debut season in its new arena by beating Phoenix for the third time in four meetings.

Sacramento's 11th straight season without a playoff spot has been ensured for weeks now, and coach Dave Joerger has provided significant minutes to many of the team's younger players down the stretch.

Lawson, the primary backup to starting point guard Darren Collison, was averaging 9.7 points and 4.7 assists in 25 minutes entering play Tuesday. He reached the triple-double with a rebound off a Ronnie Price miss with 6:25 left and received a standing ovation.

Collison and Lawson both will be unrestricted free agents after the season, along with forward Tyreke Evans. Collison (migraine) sat out the home finale, along with Evans (rest) and center Kosta Koufos (rest).

The Suns (24-58) finished their season with the Western Conference's worst record and seemed to have no desire to improve their position in the finale. Rookie Devin Booker, the team's leading scorer at 22.1 points per game, was held out for rest, as was center Tyson Chandler.

Tyler Ulis scored 27 points to pace Phoenix, and Sacramento native Marquese Chriss, traded by the Kings for Skal Labissiere and Georgios Papagiannis after all three were picked in June's draft, totaled 22.

Labissiere scored 12 points for Sacramento, and Papagiannis, Willie Cauley-Stein and Ben McLemore each scored 13.

NOTES: Sacramento has gone 8-16 since trading C DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 19, but is 8-8 after an eight-game losing streak immediately following the deal. ... Suns G Devin Booker played a team-high 78 games in his second season, two more than his rookie campaign and increased his scoring average from 13.8 to 22.1 points. Only G Walter Davis in 1978-79 averaged more points for Phoenix in a sophomore season. ... Kings coach Dave Joerger used his 30th starting lineup of the season. Coach George Karl used 34 in 2015-16. ... The Suns finished with at least 58 losses for the second straight season and the third time in the franchise's 49-year history. ... The Kings finished their inaugural season at the Golden 1 Center with a 17-24 mark on the home floor. They have not finished with a winning record at home since 2007-08.