The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 19 points down in the third quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 112-108 for their fifth straight win.
The Thunder trailed 61-50 at halftime and 78-59 with 7:03 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Kings 53-30 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Kings 17-4. Chris Paul (No. 1 in clutch points, 2019-20) scored 7 of the Thunder’s 17 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Cory Joseph had 2 of his 3 steals, one of them leading to Alex Len’s free throws that put the Kings ahead 88-87, and the Kings scored 4 points off them.
Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points (10 in the paint), and Nerlens Noel scored 10 points off the bench.
For the Kings, Harrison Barnes scored 21 points. Nemanja Bjelica had 18 points and 9 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting.
The Thunder shot 48.8% from the field and 34.6% from 3 to the Kings’ 45.1% and 34.3%. The Kings forced 11 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Kings outscored the Thunder 15-3 in 5 minutes with Barnes, Bazemore, Len, Hield and Ferrell on the floor together.