In the first game of the 2025-26 season for both teams, the Phoenix Suns face the Sacramento Kings on Oct. 22, 2025. The matchup airs on AZFamily, Suns+, and NBCS-CA.
How to watch Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns
Sacramento vs. Phoenix odds
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Injury reports
Suns
Grayson Allen: Day-To-Day (Hip),
Jalen Green: Out (Hamstring)
Kings
Domantas Sabonis: Out (Hamstring),
Isaac Jones: Out (Illness),
Keegan Murray: Out (Thumb)
Stats to know
- Last season the Suns averaged only 1.7 fewer points per game (113.6) than the Kings conceded (115.3).
- The Kings scored 115.7 points per game last season, just 0.9 fewer points than the 116.6 the Suns gave up.
- The Suns’ 37.8% 3-point shooting percentage was only 0.3 percentage points lower than opponents of the Kings shot from deep (38.1%).
- The Kings’ 3-point shooting percentage last season (35.7%) was only 1.3 percentage points lower than opponents of the Suns (37%).
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Oct 22, 2025
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