Nemanja Bjelica gave Sacramento the lead for good with a 3-pointer with 7:31 remaining in the game, and De'Aaron Fox saved nine of his team-high 27 points for the final 7:02 as the visiting Kings rallied from a 21-point deficit to stun the Phoenix Suns 114-103 on Tuesday night.
Devin Booker extended his franchise record of consecutive 30-point games to seven with a game-high 34-point effort, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Suns from sustaining a second consecutive home loss.
Playing the second night of a back-to-back and down 80-59 with under five minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Kings climbed within 87-78 before period's end thanks in large part to four 3-pointers, including a pair by rookie Justin James.
Nemanja completed the comeback and put the Kings up 92-91 on a dunk with 8:03 left in the final quarter, then responded to two Kelly Oubre Jr. free throws with his go-ahead 3-pointer, giving the visitors a 95-93 advantage.
Fox did most of the heavy lifting after that, including consecutive long jumpers -- one a 3-pointer -- after the Suns had gotten within 102-100 with still 3:47 to play.
Phoenix never got closer than five after that.
Bjelica finished with 19 points, and Buddy Hield had 16 for Sacramento, which was coming off a 111-98 home win over Golden State on Monday night.
Backup big man Dewayne Dedmon, recently fined for requesting a trade, chipped in with a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double for the Kings, while Trevor Ariza added 15 points and Cory Joseph 10.
Hield (four), Bjelica (three) and Ariza (three) combined for 10 3-pointers as the Kings outscored the Suns 45-33 from beyond the arc.
Booker shot 12-for-21 en route to his 34 points. He also found time for seven assists.
Deandre Ayton had 21 points to go with a team-high nine rebounds, Oubre 17 points and Ricky Rubio a game-high nine assists to complement eight points for Phoenix, which had won two of the first three games in the now-complete season series.
The Suns lost despite outshooting the Kings 48.1 percent to 44.0.
--Field Level Media
Sacramento | Phoenix | |
De'Aaron Fox 27 | Scoring | Devin Booker 34 |
De'Aaron Fox 6 | Assists | Ricky Rubio 9 |
Dewayne Dedmon 10 | Rebounds | Deandre Ayton 9 |
De'Aaron Fox 8 | Free Throws Made | Devin Booker 8 |
Nemanja Bjelica 3 | Steals | Devin Booker 1 |
De'Aaron Fox 1 | Blocks | Deandre Ayton 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Sacramento | 114 | 44.0 | 15-36 | 25-28 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
Phoenix | 103 | 48.1 | 11-35 | 18-22 | 24 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 19 |