The Sacramento Kings are running out of excuses, and after Wednesday’s 112-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns, forward Keegan Murray made that reality painfully clear.

Sacramento fell to 5-14 on the season after another sluggish start, and Murray didn’t sugarcoat why.

“We just dug ourselves too big of a hole… it was rough,” Murray told reporters postgame. “It wasn’t our brand of basketball at all.”

The Kings were outscored 41-16 in a disastrous opening quarter, turning the ball over seven times and allowing the Suns to dictate pace and control the momentum from the opening tip.

Devin Booker led the charge with 12 points while Collin Gillespie added 11 as Phoenix burst out to a 25-point lead before Sacramento even settled in.

The Kings eventually responded, outplaying the Suns over the next

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