by Charlie O. Mallonee

SACRAMENTO–The Sacramento Kings played their 41st and final home game of the 2016-17 NBA season Tuesday night at the Golden 1 Center. The Kings sent the sellout crowd of 17,608 home happy by soundly defeating the Phoenix Suns (24-58) 129-104.
Here’s your 2:20 Game Wrap
The season is now over for Phoenix. They finish with a record of 24-58 in 15th and last place in the Western Conference of the NBA. The Suns currently hold the number two pick in the NBA Draft Lottery before the pull of the ping-pong balls. That means Phoenix has a 19.9-percent chance of winding up with number one overall selection in this years’ draft.
As of now, that would mean the Suns would probably be the winners of the Lonzo Ball sweepstakes. Tighten those seatbelts – it could be a wild ride from here.
The Kings (32-49) are now in a tie for 12th place in the Western Conference with the Dallas Mavericks. If the season were over today, the Kings would own the number nine and 10 picks in the NBA Draft Lottery.
Dave Joerger seemed caught up in the victory celebration after the game
Major performances on offense
Kings
- Buddy Hield leads all scorers in the game with a career-high 30 points
- Ty Lawson posts his first career triple-double with 22 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds
- Sacramento uses nine players in the game and eight of them score in double figures
- Kings shoot 51.8-percent (43-for-83) from the floor for the game
- SAC uses the 3-ball hitting 9-for-19 (47.4-percent) from downtown

Suns
- Tyler Ulis led Phoenix in scoring with 27 points hitting 10-for-25 from the field
- Sacramento native Marquese Chriss put up 22 points before a large crowd of family and friends
- The Suns attempted 109 shots in the game connecting on just 41 (37.6-percent) of those attempts
- PHX went just 14-for-24 (58.3-percent) from the charity stripe

Up next
The Kings will be in Los Angeles on Wednesday to face the Clippers in the final game of the 2016-17 regular season. This game will help to determine who will finish fourth or fifth in the Western Conference. It is really a battle for home-court advantage.
For the Suns, the season is over. Up next for them, the NBA Draft Lottery.
Intern Jordan Chapin was our videographer for the coverage on Tuesday evening