Harrison Barnes scored 30 points (18 in the paint), and the Sacramento Kings rallied from 17 points down in the second quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 100-97 in overtime.
The Kings trailed 47-30 with 3:30 left in the second quarter and 57-40 at halftime. They were still down 87-73 with 7:08 left in the fourth quarter, with a 4.9% chance to win, and outscored the Nuggets 27-10 the rest of the way.
Barnes’ floater with 52.7 seconds left in overtime made it 98-95, and Buddy Hield’s 2 free throws with 9.5 seconds left in overtime put it away at 100-97.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Nuggets 15-10. Hield scored 9 of the Kings’ 15 on 3 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Hield scored 21 points.
For the Nuggets, Gary Harris had 25 points (7 during an 11-0 run in the first quarter) and 3 steals.
The Kings went 18 for 21 at the line to the Nuggets’ 14 for 21. The Nuggets did not make a field goal in the last 3:06. The Kings outscored the Nuggets 21-5 in 11 minutes with Joseph, Barnes, Bogdanović, Holmes and Hield on the floor together. Richaun Holmes fouled out.