On a night when the focus was expected to be on two big men, a guard who came off the bench stole the show.
Yogi Ferrell scored a game-high 26 points to help the Kings defeat the Phoenix Suns 106-102 in the preseason opener for both teams.
“We won, feels great,” said Ferrell, who was 6 for 9 for Sacramento, which shot 44 percent (11 for 25) the 3-point line.
“Our guards did a great job getting me the ball,” Ferrell added, referring to the play from De’Aaron Fox and Frank Mason III. “I was the open man.