Kings Have Historic Night in 141-97 Win Over Jazz

The Sacramento Kings dominated the Utah Jazz on Sunday night.

Dec 8, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan (10) handles the ball against Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton (2) during the third quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images / Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

After a season-long slump from almost everyone on the roster, the floodgates have lifted for the Sacramento Kings as they beat the Utah Jazz 141-97 on Sunday.

It was a historic game for the Kings, who were coming off a 140-point performance against the Spurs on Friday. This is the first time the Kings have scored 140+ points in back-to-back games in franchise history.

The @SacramentoKings scored 140+ Points in consecutive games for the first time in Sacramento Era history and the first time in Franchise history since January, 1963.

141 PTS Tonight vs. Jazz
140 PTS Friday vs. Spurs

— Will Z. Stats (@will_zimmerle) December 9, 2024

The Kings made a season-high 22 three-pointers on just 44 attempts. Kevin Huerter was fantastic off the bench, going 6-of-9, 66.7 percent, from beyond the arc. 

And with the game out of reach, Dougie McDermott came in and lit the building on fire going 6-of-7, 85.7 percent, from beyond the arc. There were even chants of Dougie throughout Golden 1 Center.

The Kings are figuring things out on offense. The ball movement has skyrocketed since Malik Monk joined the starting lineup.

Kings games with 30+ Assists this season:

First 20 games (Monk Bench/Inj): 2
Last 5 games (Monk Starting): 4 pic.twitter.com/Uaj3vBtllH

— Will Z. Stats (@will_zimmerle) December 9, 2024

Following the win, Mike Brown pleaded for the story of this game not to be about the Kings made threes, but about the Kings' defense. So we close with the fact that the Kings held the Jazz to just 38.8 percent shooting from the field and 97 points, the second time this season they have held the Jazz to under 100 points.

The entire Kings roster was active on defense the whole game. If the Kings' offense scores like they did on Sunday night, the Kings can be a great team. If the Kings can play the combination of defense with the offensive output, they put themselves back in the top tier of the West with a run.

---

Follow Sacramento Kings on SI on Facebook and Twitter.

Subscribe on YouTube for breaking Kings news videos and live-stream podcasts!