PHOENIX (AP) — Eric Bledsoe scored 19 points, Brandon Knight added 17 and the Phoenix Suns routed the Sacramento Kings 118-97 Wednesday night.
Alex Len had a season-high 16 points and T.J. Warren added 13 for the Suns, who put six players in double figures and never trailed. Phoenix snapped a two-game skid against the Kings.
Kosta Koufos led the Kings with 16 points off the bench, while Mario Belinelli and James Anderson added 15 apiece. Sacramento played without All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins for the second consecutive game because of a strained right Achilles.
Phoenix led by as many as 12 in the first half and held a 51-40 lead 53 seconds into the third quarter before Sacramento finally made a run midway through the period.
Led by a pair of 3-pointers from Anderson, the Kings pulled even at 55-all on a running layup by Darren Collison with 7:48 left.
But that’s when Knight took over. He hit a 3-pointer and scored seven points during an 11-0 run that put the Suns back ahead 66-55 with 4:55 to go in the third.
P.J. Tucker added the last two of his three 3-pointers and Knight hit another 3 with a minute remaining as the Suns built a 14-point cushion before settling for an 81-69 lead after three.
Phoenix led by as many as 21 in the fourth.