SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Kevin Huerter had 26 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Sacramento Kings defeated the Utah Jazz 141-97 on Sunday night.

The Kings, who have won three of their last four games, are a force on offense after scoring 140 points in Friday’s win over the Spurs.

The Jazz, who have lost six of their last seven, were led by Keyonte George with 25 points and John Collins with 19 points.

Utah never led.

Sacramento built a 20-point lead in the second quarter and led 62-45 at halftime. The Kings continued to dominate with 43 points in the third quarter, with De’Aaron Fox beating the third quarter buzzer to give the Kings a 31 point lead heading into the fourth quarter.

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, prompting chants of “Doug-ie” from the Sacramento crowd.

Takeaways

Jazz: Leading scorer Lauri Markkanen, who missed Friday’s game with a back injury, had eight points and made just 2 of 9 shots.

Kings: Sacramento, one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the league this season, burst out shooting 50% from distance (22 of 44) and 57% overall from the floor. Head coach Mike Brown said before the game that despite their 3-point struggles, the Kings can still be successful 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 statistics

The Kings have shot better than 50% in consecutive games after shooting 56.7% in Friday’s win over the Spurs.

Next

The Kings visit the Pelicans on Thursday night, while the Jazz host the Suns on Friday night.

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