The 7-foot Williams made 9 of 12 shots from the field and grabbed nine offensive rebounds while dominating in the paint. Gillespie added nine assists.
The Suns improved to 3–0 in the NBA Cup standings. The Kings lost 0–3.
The Suns never trailed, taking advantage of a sluggish Kings offense with seven turnovers to take a 41-16 lead in the first quarter. Devin Booker had 12 points while Gillespie – making his first start of the season – scored 11 points.
Booker finished with 19 points despite shooting 6 of 22 from the field.
Phoenix led by 22 points at halftime, but Sacramento cut the deficit to 83–73 entering the fourth quarter. The Suns scored the first seven points of the fourth to take control.
Sacramento was led by Russell Westbrook and Keegan Murray, who both scored 19. Malik Monk scored 15 off the bench.
Phoenix took a 67–45 lead at the halftime break.
Sunday: Thunder Friday at Oklahoma City.
Kings: Friday at the Utah Jazz.
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