Kings 95, Wizards 94: Sacramento defends the home court with comeback down the stretch

DeMarcus Cousins carried Sacramento down the stretch, and Tyreke Evans hit the game winning free throw with 10 seconds left to complete a double-digit comeback. John Wall's floater at the buzzer came short.

By Str Archive | 0 Comments | Feb 22, 2019

The Kings got behind by as much as 11 points in the 2nd quarter and then spent the rest of the game clawing their way back. In the 4th quarter though, they rode the back of Cousins. Cousins scored 9 of his points in the 4th quarter and managed to stay in despite playing with 5 fouls for a large portion of it. With the Kings down 91-86 with 2:38 left, Cousins scored 5 straight points by attacking the basket and on the next possession, drew attention and kicked out to John Salmons in the corner for a three to tie it at 94-94. In addition to his 21 points, he finished with 16 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

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