Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 1/2/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Friday, January 2, 2026

Location: Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Sacramento Kings (8-24) are traveling to Mortgage Matchup Center on Friday where they will try to defeat the Phoenix Suns (18-13).

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and went home with a loss by a final score of 125-101 in their last contest. Sacramento finished with a 48.2% field goal percentage (40 out of 83) and knocked down 8 of 29 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Kings converted 13 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 39 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 24 assists in the game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Concerning defending, Sacramento allowed 52.8% from the floor on 47 out of 89 shooting. Los Angeles earned 25 dimes and had 14 steals in this game. Furthermore, Los Angeles snagged 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Los Angeles finished the contest at 88.9% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 18 tries. They also converted 15 of their 38 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Kings walked away with 20 and the Lakers accounted for 19 fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is a guy who came through in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He played 34 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. DeRozan finished the game shooting 47.1% from the floor and also recorded 5 dimes.

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Sacramento will take the court with a win-loss mark of 8-24 so far this year. They turn the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling down 41.0 boards per contest and has 818 dimes this season, which ranks 17th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are shooting 34.9% on 3-pointers (342 of 980) and 75.6% from the free throw line. They average 111.7 points per contest (27th in the NBA) while going 46.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are 27th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 907 surrendered on the year. The Kings defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.7% (1,429 of 2,878) and they surrender 46.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 36.0% from beyond the arc and they rank 27th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (122.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Suns went home victorious with a score of 123-114 when they played the Pelicans. The Suns corralled 33 defensive boards and 22 offensive rebounds totaling 55 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Pelicans were called for 22 fouls for the contest which took the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a rate of 68.4%. When discussing 3-point shots, Phoenix converted 20 out of their 44 attempts (45.5%). When all was said and done, the Suns finished 45 out of 98 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.9%. The Suns allowed the Pelicans to convert 38 out of their 87 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.7% in this contest. They finished 33.3% from downtown by hitting 9 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 33 at the free throw line (87.9%). Concerning attacking the glass, Phoenix permitted New Orleans to get 43 overall (14 offensive).

Devin Booker pitched in for the Suns in this contest. Booker earned 20 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 4 assists in the matchup. He converted 6 of 18 for this game for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Phoenix has a record of 18-13 so far this season. The Suns commit 22.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 25.5 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per game. Phoenix has accounted for 3,569 points so far this season (115.1 per contest) and they grab 42.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Suns are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 16th in the league.

The Suns on the defensive side of the court are 9th in the NBA in PPG given up with 113.7. They are able to force 17.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (18th in the NBA). The Phoenix defense surrenders 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (386 of 1,094) and opponents are knocking down 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.2 assists and 42.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 9th and 10th in the NBA.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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