Domantas Sabonis made a dunk on a pass from Kevin Huerter with 22 seconds left, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Golden State Warriors 134-133.
Jonathan Kuminga’s dunk had put the Warriors ahead 133-132 with 47 seconds left.
The Warriors had the ball down 1 with 12 seconds left, but De'Aaron Fox stole the ball from Stephen Curry, lifting the Kings’ chance to win from 80% to 86%. A basket would have put the Warriors ahead.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 12. Curry (Clutch Player of the Year, 2023-24) scored 7 of the Warriors’ 12 on 3 for 6 shooting.
Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 39 points with 7 3-pointers. Fox added 29 points, and Sabonis had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists on 8 for 11 shooting. Sabonis assisted on 8 of Barnes’ 14 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Warriors, Curry scored 33 points with 6 3-pointers, and Kuminga added a career-high 31 points on 12 for 19 shooting off the bench. The Warriors had 2 30-point scorers.
The Kings made 22 3-pointers, 7 of them by Barnes. The Warriors outscored the Kings 49-22 off the bench. The Warriors’ starters were outscored 40-27 in 11 minutes together.