National Basketball Association
Sacramento 106, Utah 97
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 3, 2011
Where: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#24 Mike Callahan, #72 Kevin Cutler, #50 Olandis Poole
Attendance:
17215
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Tyreke Evans had 24 points and 10 assists to help the Sacramento Kings post a 106-97 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Sunday.
DeMarcus Cousins posted 17 points, nine rebounds, six assists and five steals and Francisco Garcia scored 17 points as Sacramento (22-54) snapped a two-game losing streak.
Paul Millsap scored 21 points and Gordon Hayward and Kyle Weaver added 19 apiece for Utah (36-41), which lost its season-high eighth straight.
Sacramento took control with a 15-2 first-quarter run and boosted the lead to 46-25 on Darnell Jackson’s dunk with 5:26 left in the first half.
The Kings' advantage was 16 after Beno Udrih’s basket with 1:50 left in the third, before Utah cut the margin to 81-72 entering the final quarter.
Marcus Thornton added 15 points, Udrih had 12 and Jackson tallied 11 for the Kings.
Al Jefferson added 11 points for the Jazz, who are 9-28 since starting the season 27-13.
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Sacramento |
|
Paul Millsap 21 |
Scoring |
Tyreke Evans 24 |
|
Earl Watson 8 |
Assists |
Tyreke Evans 10 |
|
Al Jefferson 9 |
Rebounds |
DeMarcus Cousins 9 |
|
Paul Millsap 5 |
Free Throws Made |
DeMarcus Cousins 5 |
|
Paul Millsap 3 |
Steals |
DeMarcus Cousins 5 |
|
Earl Watson 2 |
Blocks |
Samuel Dalembert 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
97 |
46.9 |
6-13 |
15-20 |
25 |
33 |
5 |
8 |
14 |
| Sacramento
|
106 |
51.9 |
6-15 |
18-22 |
29 |
39 |
6 |
9 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.