Career high for Bogdanovic in Kings’ win over the Suns

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Bogdan Bogdanovic set career highs with 31 points and seven 3-pointers, and Sacramento beat the Suns 120-116.

The Kings had 18 turnovers while Phoenix held a 71-58 scoring advantage after halftime, but Sacramento prevailed.

“We have to finish it better and keep that lead until the end,” Bogdanovic said. “They changed their lineup and everyone started rolling and we kind of let them do whatever. We kind of were, `OK, we got it.’ It’s the NBA. You have to be ready to lock in and finish the game.”

The Serb shot 11 of 14 overall and was 7 of 9 beyond the arc. He made four 3s and had 14 of Sacramento’s 16 points during one stretch in the second quarter, then made three more from the perimeter in the fourth to help the Kings hold on.

Fellow Serb Nemanja Bjelica scored 17 points for the Kings. Spaniard Ricky Rubio had one point and two assists in 16 minutes for the Suns after missing one game because of back spasms.

In LA, LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against every team in the league, and Anthony Davis scored 34 points during the Lakers’ fifth straight victory, 112-107 over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

James finished with 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists to post a triple-double against his 30th opponent for the NBA-leading Lakers, who have won 12 of 13 after a perfect four-game homestand.

German Dennis Schroeder scored 20 of his season-high 31 points in a phenomenal first half for the Thunder. Italian Danilo Gallinari added 25 points.

The Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-95 (Valanciunas 7p. 6r.) and New Orleans beat Portland 115-104 in Carmelo Anthony’s return to action with the Blazers.

Anthony finished with 10 points while Portland leading scorer and four-time All-Star Damian Lillard missed his first game of the season with back spasms. Italian Nicolo Melli finished with 14 points for the Pelicans.