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After another Suns miss, Jeter set up Cousins on the left post. Phoenix sent a quick double, but Boogie turned and fired the ball to Casspi in the right corner for an open three. Swish. The Suns missed another three, and Jeter got the ball quickly to Garcia, who found space on a quasi-fast break for an open two-point jumper to bring the Kings to within three.

The next defensive possession for the Kings might be been the team's best 24 seconds of the night. Jeter and Casspi hassled Nash and Pietrus out at the top of the circle until the two-time MVP pulled out a high screen-roll with Gortat. Cousins played it beautifully, meeting Nash out near the arc and forcing a tough pass to Gortat near the top of the circle. The shot clock wound down, Casspi picked up Nash in the lane, and it was a 24-second violation.

The teams traded misses. After a Vince Carter brick, Jeter set up the offense, quickly hit Casspi on the right elbow extended with a bounce pass. Omri nailed the three to put the Kings up 92-89 with 25 seconds left, the crowd exploded and the Kings needed just one stop more stop (which they got on a Pietrus airball from the right corner with Omri all up in his face). Just a beautiful run. The Suns scored two points in the final five minutes, 30 seconds. The Kings scored 17.