SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ The Kings had a chance to win the game in the final seconds, but Harrison Barnes missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer in a 112-110 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night at Golden 1 Center.
Devin Booker had 32 points and 10 assists for the Suns (12-20), who had lost eight in a row. Ricky Rubio scored 21 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. put up 20 points and 16 rebounds.
Buddy Hield scored 23 points to lead the Kings (12-20), who lost their sixth in a row on a night when point guard De'Aaron Fox and forward Marvin Bagley III were out again due to injuries. Bogdan Bogdanovic came off the bench to score 22 points. Barnes had 21 points and 10 rebounds.
The Kings led through much of the first quarter, but they trailed 31-30 going into the second period after Bogdanovic fouled Elie Okobo on a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Okobo made all three free throws to give his team the lead.
Both teams went scoreless to start the second quarter until Bogdanovic scored to put the Kings up 32-31. The teams traded leads until Phoenix staged an 8-0 run to take a 44-37 lead on a dunk by Mikal Bridges.
The Suns led 59-49 at the break after outscoring the Kings 14-3 on fast-break points. They shot 47.5% from the field and made 4 of 9 from 3-point range in the first half. The Kings shot 44.4% and made 5 of 17 from beyond the arc.
Sacramento cut the deficit to six early in the third quarter. Phoenix quickly reestablished a double-digit lead and went up by 14 on a dunk by Aron Baynes, but the Kings battled back to get within four going into the fourth quarter.
The Kings tied the game a number of times in the fourth and trailed by two after Hield hit a 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 1:09 remaining. They had a chance to win in the end, but Barnes missed an open look at the buzzer.
