The Sacramento Kings defeated the Phoenix Suns 114 - 112 in an exciting double - overtime bout of emerging Western Conference contenders Friday. Kings' superstar DeMarcus Cousins fouled out with 35 seconds left in the fourth quarter, but played a major role getting in getting this game to overtime in the first place. His three - point play in the fourth quarter gave the Kings a 99 - 97 lead after trailing the entire game. The Suns' Eric Bledsoe promptly evened the score with a layup, to bring the game to its first overtime. P.J. Tucker of the Suns was clutch off the bench in overtime, scoring five points early. The table turned quickly, though, as Darren Collison was fouled at the other end with 42 seconds to play in the first overtime. He went 1 - 2 at the line, and the game was tied at 106 all. Double overtime. The Kings fell to another deficit in the second overtime until Ben McLemore hit a clutch three to make it a one - point game. With the Suns still on top, Rudy Gay canned a mid - range jumper to give the Kings a 113 - 112 lead. Gay had been struggling mightily all night until he came through in a big way for his team. That was all she wrote as the Sacramento Kings improve their record to 5 - 1, their best start to a regular season since 19990.
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