SALT LAKE CITY -- — Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points and Zach LaVine added 22 to lift the hot-shooting Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

Murray made five 3-pointers, LaVine had four and Keon Ellis returned to the court to make three 3s as the Kings made 15 of 36 from beyond the arc. Sacramento was equally potent inside the paint with 50 points and shot 52.9% overall to start their four-game road swing.

Murray scored on a mix of dunks, drives and his trademark long jumpers while topping 20 points for the first time since he had 21 on Nov. 24 in a loss to Brooklyn.

Walker Kessler had a season-high 25 points and 14 rebounds for Utah, which has lost four of five. Kessler — who shot 10 for 10 from the field and had five assists — joined Nikola Jokic as the only players in NBA history with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and no turnovers while shooting 100% from the field.

KJ Martin had his best game since arriving in Utah at the trade deadline with 16 points.

The Jazz, as has been their practice against mid- to low-tier opponents, held out their top scorers, including Lauri Markkanen (back), John Collins (back) and Collin Sexton (ankle). Coupled with some rugged Sacramento defense, the Jazz struggled to compete on the interior and were outrebounded 47-34.

Takeaways

Kings: After a sloppy start, the Kings ran a precision offense in the second half to stay one pass in front of the Jazz and get easy shots.

Jazz: Beyond Kessler, the decimated Jazz had no inside threat, which was amplified by poor perimeter shooting.

Key moment

DeMar DeRozan’s jumper with 9:48 to play capped a 14-3 run that made it 91-72 and broke open the game.

Key stat

Jordan Clarkson avoided going scoreless for the first time since joining the Jazz by making a layup with 1:09 to play. He shot 1 for 14 for 2 points.

Up next

The Kings play at Houston on Saturday, while the Jazz continue their nine-game homestand Friday against Minnesota.

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This story has been edited to correct the spelling of Zach LaVine’s name throughout.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Domantas Sabonis vs. Walker Kessler (Malik Monk gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Domantas Sabonis lost ball turnover (Walker Kessler steals)	0	0
11:35	Brice Sensabaugh misses 22-foot three point shot	0	0
11:33	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	0	0
11:09	Zach LaVine misses 16-foot two point shot	0	0
11:09	Kings offensive team rebound	0	0
11:09	shot clock turnover	0	0
10:54	Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:50	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	0	0
10:42	Zach LaVine out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
10:34	Brice Sensabaugh misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:31	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	0	0
10:22	Malik Monk makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
10:15	Walker Kessler makes 3-foot layup (Isaiah Collier assists)	2	2
9:58	Malik Monk misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	2
9:55	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	2	2
9:49	Domantas Sabonis personal foul	2	2
9:46	KJ Martin makes 3-foot dunk (Walker Kessler assists)	4	2
9:29	Zach LaVine lost ball turnover (Isaiah Collier steals)	4	2
9:22	Brice Sensabaugh makes 26-foot three point shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)	7	2
9:21	Kings Full timeout	7	2
9:03	DeMar DeRozan misses 18-foot jumper	7	2
9:01	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	7	2
8:50	Jordan Clarkson misses 22-foot three point jumper	7	2
8:48	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	7	2
8:40	Jazz Full timeout	7	2
8:40	(08:40) [Jazz] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Jazz] retain their timeout	7	2
8:40	DeMar DeRozan misses 18-foot two point shot	7	2
8:40	Kings offensive team rebound	7	2
8:40	Domantas Sabonis vs. Walker Kessler (DeMar DeRozan gains possession)	7	2
8:22	Isaiah Collier personal foul	7	2
8:14	Keegan Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	7	5
7:50	Walker Kessler makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (KJ Martin assists)	9	5
7:33	Zach LaVine misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	5
7:30	Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound	9	5
7:26	Jordan Clarkson misses running pullup jump shot	9	5
7:23	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	9	5
7:15	Keegan Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper	9	5
7:11	Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound	9	5
6:47	Keegan Murray blocks Jordan Clarkson 's 16-foot driving floating jump shot	9	5
6:45	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	9	5
6:38	Domantas Sabonis makes 2-foot dunk (Keegan Murray assists)	9	7
6:21	Jordan Clarkson out of bounds bad pass turnover	9	7
6:21	Keon Ellis enters the game for Malik Monk	9	7
6:21	Keyonte George enters the game for KJ Martin	9	7
6:10	Keegan Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)	9	10
5:49	Jordan Clarkson misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	10
5:46	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	9	10
5:43	Keon Ellis misses 22-foot three point shot	9	10
5:41	DeMar DeRozan offensive rebound	9	10
5:39	DeMar DeRozan makes 7-foot two point shot	9	12
5:14	Keyonte George bad pass (Keon Ellis steals)	9	12
5:08	Domantas Sabonis misses two point shot	9	12
5:05	Isaiah Collier defensive rebound	9	12
5:01	Keyonte George misses 24-foot three point shot	9	12
4:57	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	9	12
4:55	Domantas Sabonis lost ball turnover (Isaiah Collier steals)	9	12
4:52	Isaiah Collier makes driving layup	11	12
4:39	Keegan Murray misses 15-foot jumper	11	12
4:37	Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound	11	12
4:15	shot clock turnover	11	12
4:15	Cody Williams enters the game for Brice Sensabaugh	11	12
4:15	Malik Monk enters the game for Keegan Murray	11	12
4:15	Jaden Springer enters the game for Isaiah Collier	11	12
3:59	Domantas Sabonis misses driving floating jump shot	11	12
3:57	Keyonte George defensive rebound	11	12
3:52	Walker Kessler makes 1-foot dunk (Keyonte George assists)	13	12
3:37	Walker Kessler shooting foul	13	12
3:37	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
3:37	Kyle Filipowski enters the game for Walker Kessler	13	13
3:37	KJ Martin enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	13	13
3:37	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Zach LaVine	13	13
3:37	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 2 of 2	13	14
3:22	Keyonte George makes 25-foot three pointer	16	14
3:05	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Domantas Sabonis	16	14
2:54	shot clock turnover	16	14
2:44	Cody Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyle Filipowski assists)	19	14
2:27	Kyle Filipowski personal foul	19	14
2:19	DeMar DeRozan makes 11-foot step back jumpshot	19	16
2:05	KJ Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	16
2:02	Malik Monk defensive rebound	19	16
1:53	DeMar DeRozan misses 22-foot jumper	19	16
1:48	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	19	16
1:48	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot	19	18
1:36	Jaden Springer misses driving floating jump shot	19	18
1:32	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	19	18
1:26	Malik Monk misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	19	18
1:24	Keyonte George defensive rebound	19	18
1:12	Kyle Filipowski misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	18
1:09	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	19	18
1:04	Cody Williams shooting foul	19	18
1:04	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	19	19
1:04	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	19	20
52.1	Kyle Filipowski offensive foul	19	20
52.1	Kyle Filipowski turnover	19	20
34.1	Malik Monk misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	20
31.2	Kyle Filipowski defensive rebound	19	20
28.0	Keyonte George misses running pullup jump shot	19	20
24.1	Cody Williams offensive rebound	19	20
20.0	Jaden Springer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Filipowski assists)	22	20
0.1	Keon Ellis makes 11-foot jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	22	22
0.0	(00:00) [Kings] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	22	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	22

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Delta Center

Salt Lake City, UT

Date & Time

2:00 AM, February 27, 2025

Coverage

KJZZ-TV, NBC Sports CA, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,175

Referees

Zach Zarba, Tom Washington, Ray Acosta

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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