At half past ten in the morning of April 13, the penultimate game of the 23-24 NBA regular season, the key card game, the Kings hosted the Suns.
Briefing of the game
At the end of the first quarter, the Kings led the Suns by 5 points at 27:22, and Durant scored 5 points in the second quarter, and the Suns overtook the score, and then the Kings stopped the Suns with a wave of 10:0, and the Kings led the Suns by 9 points at halftime 54:45.
In the last nine minutes of the fourth quarter, the Suns tied the score at 91-91, in the last five minutes, the Kings led the Kings by seven points at 103-96, the Kings led by four points at 107-103 in the last minute, Beal hit a shot, the Suns at 105-107, and Durant made free throws and hit both free throws. 107:107, 51 seconds left in the game, in the final 8 seconds, Nurkic made two free throws, one of two free throws, leaving the Kings with 8.1 seconds left for a timeout, and finally the Kings lost to the Suns by one point at home 107:108.
Suns player stats
Durant: 8-of-13 two-pointers, 3-of-7 three-pointers, 3-of-3 free throws, 28 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
Booker: 5-of-8 from two-point range, 2-of-4 from three-point range and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line, finishing with 21 points, four rebounds and six assists
Beal: 8-of-10 from two-point range, 1-of-3 from three-point range, and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line for 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists
Allen: 2-of-4 from two-point range, 4-of-8 from three-point range, 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
Nurkic: 3-of-5 from two-point range and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line, finishing with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
Kings player stats
Sabonis: 7-of-15 two-pointers, 2-of-3 three-pointers, 5-of-6 free throws, 25 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists
Fox: 6-of-15 two-pointers and 3-of-8 three-pointers, finishing with 23 points, five rebounds and six assists
Barnes: 2-of-6 two-pointers, 1-of-4 three-pointers, 1-of-1 free throws, 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
Keegan Murray: 4-of-7 from two-point range and 5-of-12 from three-point range, finishing with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists