Sacramento Kings – Phoenix Suns · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 27 October 2021

SAC110–107PHX

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↑ PHX winsSAC wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when PHX leads and falls when SAC does.

This is how the game was decided.

Buddy Hield decided it, the Sacramento Kings player with the most points (26, with 5 rebounds and 1 assists; +3 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Davion Mitchell's (+9). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Phoenix Suns 107-110 Sacramento Kings (October 27, 2021) was hit by Harrison Barnes: a three-pointer with 0.8 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Sacramento Kings up 110-107. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Phoenix Suns 107-110 Sacramento Kings (October 27, 2021) was a 12-0 run by the Sacramento Kings between the second quarter and the third quarter, from 49-61 to 61-61. The Phoenix Suns' best was a 7-0 run in the second quarter (from 4:28 to 3:38), from 44-40 to 51-40.

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Play: Harrison Barnes makes 27-foot three point shot (Davion Mitchell assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Harrison Barnes decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 0.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 8 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Barnes decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

27 October 2021 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401359886:673; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · SAC

Barnes · Fox · Haliburton · Hield · Mitchell

Closing lineup · PHX

Booker · Bridges · Crowder · Paul · Johnson

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SAC

Harrison Barnes

39′ · +4

De'Aaron Fox

37′ · 0

Tyrese Haliburton

35′ · -1

Richaun Holmes

29′ · -1

Maurice Harkless

25′ · +5

Buddy Hield

27′ · +3

Davion Mitchell

19′ · +9

Alex Len

18′ · +1

Terence Davis

11′ · -5

PHX

Devin Booker

37′ · +4

Deandre Ayton

34′ · +8

Mikal Bridges

33′ · +6

Jae Crowder

32′ · +1

Chris Paul

30′ · -10

Cameron Johnson

23′ · -9

Elfrid Payton

13′ · +2

Landry Shamet

19′ · -7

JaVale McGee

14′ · -8

Abdel Nader

5′ · -2

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. SAC and PHX.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Sacramento Kings

Holmes, Fox, Haliburton, Barnes, and Harkless played 10.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Fox, Davis, Haliburton, Barnes, and Len played 5.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Holmes, Hield, Davis, Haliburton, and Harkless played 4.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.

Phoenix Suns

Paul, Booker, Bridges, Ayton, and Crowder played 19.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Paul, Shamet, Johnson, McGee, and Crowder played 6.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Booker, Bridges, Shamet, Ayton, and Johnson played 3.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.

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Sacramento Kings

Hield, Fox, Mitchell, Barnes, and Len played 4.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Fox, Haliburton, Mitchell, Barnes, and Len played 4.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Holmes, Hield, Haliburton, Mitchell, and Harkless played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.
Holmes, Hield, Fox, Mitchell, and Barnes played 3.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Holmes, Hield, Fox, Haliburton, and Barnes played 3.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Holmes, Hield, Fox, Barnes, and Harkless played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Hield, Fox, Barnes, Harkless, and Len played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Hield, Haliburton, Mitchell, Barnes, and Len played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.

Phoenix Suns

Booker, Shamet, Johnson, McGee, and Payton played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Shamet, Johnson, McGee, Crowder, and Payton played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Booker, Bridges, Johnson, McGee, and Payton played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Booker, Nader, Bridges, Ayton, and Payton played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Booker, Bridges, Ayton, Johnson, and Payton played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Booker, Bridges, Ayton, Crowder, and Payton played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Paul, Nader, Shamet, Ayton, and Johnson played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Booker, Bridges, Shamet, Ayton, and Crowder played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Paul, Nader, Shamet, Johnson, and McGee played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Harrison Barnes covered 5.15 km, more than anyone in the game.

De'Aaron Fox touched the ball 97 times, a game high.
De'Aaron Fox made 68 passes, a game high.
Richaun Holmes defended 8 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 5.
Deandre Ayton had 28 rebound chances, a game high.

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Sacramento Kings

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Harrison Barnes	5.15	7.4	70	50
Tyrese Haliburton	4.47	7.0	69	56
De'Aaron Fox	4.36	6.6	97	68
Buddy Hield	3.57	7.1	46	22
Richaun Holmes	3.38	6.4	45	35
Maurice Harkless	3.06	7.0	28	24
Davion Mitchell	2.45	7.0	28	21
Alex Len	2.17	6.7	26	20
Terence Davis	1.21	7.0	12	5

Phoenix Suns

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Devin Booker	4.57	7.0	57	25
Mikal Bridges	4.22	7.0	44	29
Deandre Ayton	3.96	6.5	62	46
Jae Crowder	3.85	6.6	41	28
Chris Paul	3.31	6.1	74	58

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2021-22 regular season, not this game.

Sacramento Kings

Tyrese Haliburton deflected 2.8 passes per game over his 77 games.
He ranks 16 of 386 in the league.
De'Aaron Fox deflected 2.5 passes per game over his 59 games.
He ranks 22 of 386 in the league.
Davion Mitchell drew 0.16 charges per game over his 75 games.
He ranks 30 of 386 in the league.

Phoenix Suns

Deandre Ayton contested 11.4 shots per game over his 58 games.
He ranks 7 of 386 in the league.
Chris Paul deflected 2.7 passes per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 18 of 386 in the league.
Devin Booker recovered 1.0 loose balls per game over his 68 games.
He ranks 21 of 386 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Phoenix Suns have won 105 of their 176 games against the Sacramento Kings.

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Game context

Attendance

14.678

86% of capacity

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Scoring

217

combined points

4.2 below the season average (221.2)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

14 calls reviewed2 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Personal · 00:01.4

Devin Booker → Buddy Hield

During the inbound, Booker (PHX) grabs and pulls Hield's (SAC) jersey away from his body and affects his FOM.

Turnover: Double Dribble · 01:29

Devin Booker → Harrison Barnes

Booker (PHX) brings two hands to the ball to stop his dribble at the three point line and then restarts his dribble on the drive to the basket.