The Sacramento Kings (8 - 15) defeated the Utah Jazz (9 - 10) 114 - 106 on Tuesday night. In a battle of a dominant defense versus a potent offense, the better offense prevailed. The Kings were at full force tonight, as they shot an amazing 56 percent from the field in their victory. The Jazz continue to play poor defense without Rudy Gobert and that can be exemplified by the fact that they failed to record a block in this game. The Jazz have been the better team this season, but the Kings simply have more talent and that proved to be the difference on Tuesday. Utah is known for their stifling defense, but it simply hasn’t been the same with Gobert. They are now allowing nearly 115 points a game without Gobert in the lineup and they simply ca n't score enough to win those types of games. Utah actually got off 15 more shots than the Kings, but were outshot by 15 percent. Utah's best player on this night was Gordon Hayward yet again, as he tallied 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the defeat. The bench also played well, as Trevor Booker, Trey Burke and Alec Burks combined for 42 points. Utah's going to have to learn to play better defense without Gobert or the recent struggles will continue. Utah will host the New York Knicks on Wednesday in their next scheduled game. This win ended a three - game skid for the Kings and it came with a great team performance. The starters were simply fantastic, as they combined for 92 points in the win. Rudy Gay and DeMarcus Cousins both led the team with 23 points and Omri Casspi and Rajon Rondo pitched in with some nice double - doubles. This is the George Karl offense at its finest, as the starters combined for 26 assists and made great passes one after another. Sacramento will look to build off this win when they host the New York Knicks on Thursday.
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