The Sacramento Kings rallied from 21 points down in the third quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 114-103.
The Kings trailed 80-59 with 4:50 left in the third quarter. They were still down 83-62 with 4:25 left in the third quarter, with a 2.1% chance to win, and outscored the Suns 52-20 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Suns 10-5. De'Aaron Fox (No. 6 in clutch wins added, 2019-20) scored 7 of the Kings’ 10 on 3 for 3 shooting.
Fox had 27 points and 6 assists, and Trevor Ariza added 15 points (10 in the third quarter) off the bench. Nemanja Bjelica scored 14 of his 19 points (14 in the fourth quarter) in the fourth quarter.
For the Suns, Devin Booker had 34 points and 7 assists, and Deandre Ayton added 21 points and 9 rebounds on 10 for 14 shooting.
The Kings went 25 for 28 at the line to the Suns’ 18 for 22 and outscored them 42-18 off the bench. The Suns turned it over 19 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Kings outscored the Suns 50-23 in 16 minutes with Ariza, Bjelica, Joseph, Dedmon and Fox on the floor together. Kelly Oubre Jr. fouled out.