Suns lose to Kings in overtime, snap perfect start to season at home
Nov 10, 2024, 8:45 PM
Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns and Keon Ellis #23 of the Sacramento Kings fight for a loose ball during the first half of the NBA game at Footprint Center on Nov. 10, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Kelsey Grant/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kelsey Grant/Getty Images)
The Phoenix Suns couldn’t pull ahead of the Sacramento Kings in overtime on Sunday, falling 127-118.
It came after the Kings gift-wrapped a chance to win to Phoenix, with a foul on an inbound that allowed Devin Booker to tie the game on a free throw before the Suns kept possession with 3.9 seconds remaining.
Booker would get a decent look at a 3-pointer from the right corner at the buzzer to win the game in regulation, but it rimmed off.
Bradley Beal scored the first points of the extra period, but DeMar DeRozan, who finished second in last year’s Clutch Player of the Year voting, scored eight straight points to give Sacramento a commanding lead.
Beal, who went down earlier in the period before staying in the game, had a four-point play, but Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox had four straight buckets to stay in front of Phoenix.
The game marked the end of Phoenix’s seven-game win streak and the end to the Suns’ perfect record at home, which is now 5-1.
The Suns next have their first game of the Emirates NBA Cup, which will tip in Utah against the Jazz at 7 p.m. MST on Tuesday.
