Kevin Durant had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 130-125.
Devin Booker’s 17-foot pull-up jumper answered Malik Monk’s alley oop layup and put the Suns back ahead for good with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter.
The Kings got within 124-123 on Domantas Sabonis’ driving layup with 24 seconds to play, but Booker answered with a free throw, and the Kings got no closer.
Royce O'Neale’s corner 3-pointer with 47.2 seconds left made it 122-118, and Grayson Allen’s 2 free throws with 3.1 seconds left put it away at 130-125.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Kings 22-17. Booker scored 10 of the Suns’ 22 on 3 for 3 shooting and 4 for 5 at the line. In the fourth quarter, O'Neale had 2 of his 4 steals, and the Suns scored 2 points off them.
Booker had 25 points, 9 assists and 3 steals, and Eric Gordon added 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) off the bench. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Kings, De'Aaron Fox had 40 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Sabonis added 35 points, 18 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 blocks, his 50th career triple-double. Monk had 22 points (14 in the paint) and 6 assists off the bench. The Kings had 2 30-point scorers.
The Suns shot 51.8% from the field and 41.9% from 3 to the Kings’ 51.6% and 29.0%. The Kings outscored the Suns 26-4 on the fast break.