Mark Williams had 21 points and 16 rebounds, Collin Gillespie also scored 21 points and the Phoenix Suns jumped to a big early lead before beating the Sacramento Kings 112-100 on Wednesday night.

The 7-foot Williams shot 9 of 12 from the field and had nine offensive rebounds, dominating in the paint. Gillespie added nine assists.

The Suns improved to 3-0 in the NBA Cup standings. The Kings fell to 0-3.

The Suns never trailed, jumping to a 41-16 lead in the first quarter after taking advantage of the sloppy Kings, who had seven turnovers. Devin Booker had 12 points while Gillespie – making his first start of the season – scored 11.

Booker finished with 19 points despite shooting 6 of 22 from the field.

Phoenix led by 22 points at halftime, but Sacramento rallied to cut the deficit to 8

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