SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 鈥� Kevin Huerter had 26 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Utah Jazz 141-97 on Sunday night.
The Kings, who have won three of their last four games, are an on offensive tear after scoring .
The Jazz, who have lost six of their last seven, were led by Keyonte George with 25 points, and John Collins with 19.
Utah never led.
Sacramento opened a 20-point lead in the second quarter and led 62-45 at halftime. The Kings continued dominating with a 43-point third quarter with De鈥橝aron Fox beating the third quarter buzzer to give the Kings a 31-point lead heading into the fourth.
Fox added 21 points and nine assists, and Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Doug McDermott hit six 3-pointers and had 18 points in the fourth quarter, igniting a 鈥淒oug-ie鈥� chant from the Sacramento crowd.
Takeaways
Jazz: Leading scorer Lauri Markkanen, who missed Friday鈥檚 game with a back injury, was held to eight points and just 2-of-9 shooting.
Kings: Sacramento, among the worst 3-point shooting teams in the league this season, broke out with a 50% shooting performance from deep (22 of 44) and 57% overall from the floor. Head coach Mike Brown said before the game that the Kings can still succeed in spite of their 3-point struggles by defending and finding other ways to win.
Key moment
DeMar DeRozan and Sabonis combined for an 11-2 run midway through the second quarter to give the Kings a 20-point lead.
Key stat
The Kings have shot higher than 50% in back-to-back games after recording a 56.7% clip in Friday鈥檚 win over the Spurs.
Up next
The Kings visit the Pelicans on Thursday night, while the Jazz host the Suns on Friday night.
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Eric He, The Associated Press
