Mike James made a floater with 14 seconds left, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 117-115.
De'Aaron Fox’s floater had tied it at 112 with 58 seconds left.
The Kings had the ball in a tie game with 34 seconds left, but Josh Jackson stole the ball from Garrett Temple. A basket would have put the Kings ahead. They had the ball down 2, but Temple missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Suns 11-8. Temple scored 7 of the Kings’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Devin Booker scored 22 points, and James added 18 points and 7 assists on 8 for 10 shooting.
For the Kings, Temple scored 23 points on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench. Buddy Hield had 14 points (10 in the third quarter) and a career-high 5 steals. Temple scored 16 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Kings had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Kings outscored the Suns 78-45 off the bench. The Kings’ starters were outscored 40-23 in 15 minutes together. Marquese Chriss fouled out.