National Basketball Association
Phoenix 127, Sacramento 124
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 20, 2022
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials: #30 John Goble, #23 Tre Maddox, #7 Lauren Holtkamp
Attendance: 17583

Devin Booker scored 31 points as the visiting Phoenix Suns rallied for their fifth straight win, beating the Sacramento Kings 127-124 in overtime on Sunday.

Mikal Bridges scored 27 points and Landry Shamet added 21 for Phoenix, which trailed by as many as 14 early in the third quarter. JaVale McGee had 14 points while Deandre Ayton had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Rookie Davion Mitchell paced Sacramento with career highs in points (28) and assists (nine). Harrison Barnes scored 21 points while Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 12 rebounds before exiting late in the fourth quarter with a left knee injury.

Booker hit a 19-foot jumper with 8.3 seconds left in regulation to put the Suns ahead 110-108 before Mitchell's layup tied the game with 2.8 seconds remaining.

The teams headed to overtime after Booker's 3-point attempt missed the mark at the buzzer.

Phoenix took a 123-121 lead in the extra period after Shamet hit one of his five 3-pointers with 31.1 seconds left. Torrey Craig's dunk with 5.7 seconds left put the Suns ahead 126-122 and sealed the comeback victory.

Donte DiVincenzo and Damian Jones scored 13 points apiece while Trey Lyles added 11 and Justin Holiday had 10 for Sacramento, which has lost three straight and 12 of its last 15.

The Kings opened the contest by scoring seven straight points and carried a 26-22 lead into the second quarter.

Sabonis and Barnes scored 10 points apiece in the first half for Sacramento, which held a 59-49 advantage at the break after shooting 11 of 19 from 3-point range.

Booker scored 10 straight points during a 17-6 run to help the Suns cut the deficit to 77-75 with 3:18 left in the third quarter. He wound up with 19 points in the frame as Phoenix pulled within 87-83 at the start of the final period.

Phoenix finally took its first lead of the game at 89-87 on Shamet's four-point play with 11:14 left in the fourth quarter.

Phoenix played without Chris Paul (right thumb avulsion fracture), Cam Johnson (right quad contusion) and Cameron Payne (non-COVID illness).

Sacramento played without point guard De'Aaron Fox, who missed his second straight game with a right hand injury.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Phoenix   Sacramento
Devin Booker 31 Scoring Davion Mitchell 28
Aaron Holiday 7 Assists Davion Mitchell 9
Deandre Ayton 10 Rebounds Domantas Sabonis 12
Devin Booker 7 Free Throws Made Domantas Sabonis 7
Elfrid Payton 3 Steals Donte DiVincenzo 3
JaVale McGee 2 Blocks Damian Jones 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Phoenix 127 50.0 12-28 23-27 25 50 5 12 18
Sacramento 124 42.9 16-34 30-36 27 42 2 12 15
Upcoming Games
  • Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Kings have a W/L % of .346 after a win and .340 after a loss.
  • Phoenix will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Suns have a W/L % of .810 after a win and .786 after a loss.