Kevin Durant made 2 free throws with 1.7 seconds left, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from 22 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 119-117.
The Suns trailed 68-51 at halftime and 109-87 with 8:22 left in the fourth quarter. Their chance to win fell to 1.3% with 8:09 left in the fourth quarter, and they outscored the Kings 32-8 the rest of the way.
The Kings had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Malik Monk missed a 29-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Kings 7-4. Durant scored 4 of the Suns’ 7 at the line, 4 for 4.
Grayson Allen had 29 points, 6 assists and 9 3-pointers, and Durant added 27 points. Durant scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter. Allen and Bradley Beal set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Kings, De'Aaron Fox had 33 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 6 assists, and Domantas Sabonis added 21 points (16 in the paint), 12 rebounds and 11 assists on 9 for 11 shooting, his 43rd career triple-double.
The Kings got 5 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Suns outscored the Kings 27-14 on the fast break. The Suns outscored the Kings 23-4 in 5 minutes with Durant, Gordon, Beal, Booker and Allen on the floor together.