Bogdan Bogdanović made a 3-pointer on a pass from Buddy Hield with 17 seconds left, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 94-93.
The Thunder led 86-75 with 7:14 left before the Kings went on a 19-7 run.
The Thunder had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Chris Paul missed a 14-foot step-back jumper with 1.6 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Thunder 12-7. Hield scored 5 of the Kings’ 12 on 2 for 4 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Paul had 5 of his 12 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Abdel Nader that tied the game. In that stretch, Richaun Holmes had 2 steals in 15 seconds, 1 of them during a 14-0 Kings run, and the Kings scored 2 points off them.
Hield had 23 points and 6 assists. Bogdanović added 17 points off the bench, and Holmes scored 10 points.
For the Thunder, Dennis Schröder scored 17 points (11 in the second quarter) off the bench.
The Thunder turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Kings outscored the Thunder 21-8 in 7 minutes with Ariza, Barnes, Bogdanović, Holmes and Hield on the floor together.