Number crunch: Kings’ balanced attack turns lights out on Suns
A statistical look at the Kings’ win Saturday over the Suns:
1: Turnover by DeMarcus Cousins, who had five in Wednesday’s loss to Philadelphia.
9: Games by the Kings’ Rajon Rondo with at least 15 assists.
Rajon Rondo: 9th game with 15 assists this season... The rest of the NBA has 11 and no other player has more than 3
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 3, 201612: Combined Kings (6) and Suns (6) with double-figure scoring totals.
17: Fast break points by the Kings.
Rudy, cleared for takeoff. https://t.co/Dy3BfaQk5l
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) January 2, 201618: Edge in points by the Kings’ bench (63) over the Suns’ bench (45).
19: Points off the bench by Marco Belinelli on 7-of-11 shooting. He’s shooting 64 percent and averaging 23.5 points the past two games.
21: Points off the bench by Darren Collison on 7-of-10 shooting. He’s shooting 57 percent and averaging 17.0 points the past two games.
26: Kings’ largest lead.
32: Game-high points by the Kings’ DeMarcus Cousins.
#KingsFTW!!! pic.twitter.com/qrkH5osSnX
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) January 3, 201644: Kings’ points in the third quarter, a season-high.
60.9: Kings’ shooting percentage for the game.
68.0: Kings’ shooting percentage in the fourth quarter.
70.8: Kings’ shooting percentage in the third quarter.
73.3: DeMarcus Cousins’ shooting percentage.
103: Kings’ points after three quarters. They’ve had 15 games this season with fewer than 103 points.
1,155: Career wins by Kings coach George Karl, who ties Phil Jackson for fifth on the NBA’s all-time list.
Compiled by Jeff Caraska
This story was originally published January 2, 2016 at 6:01 PM with the headline "Number crunch: Kings’ balanced attack turns lights out on Suns."