ORLANDO (AP) – De’Aaron Fox hit tying and go-ahead free throws with 21.2 seconds left and finished with 31 points, and Keon Ellis added another free throw in the final seconds as the Sacramento Kings beat the Orlando Magic 109-107 yesterday.
After Fox tied the game at 107 and put the Kings ahead at 108-107, Ellis added another point with two seconds remaining and Sacramento ended Orlando’s five-game win streak.
Paolo Banchero missed a long three-pointer attempt at the buzzer for the Magic, who lost a similar game in double overtime at Sacramento on January 3.
“We’re trying to prove ourselves, just like them,” said Ellis, who grew up 30 miles up the road in Eustis, Florida.
“So when we’re out here we’re tying to earn each others’ respect.”
“Keon was huge. He was phenomenal,” Sacramento coach Mike Brown said.
Domantas Sabonis had 21 points and 14 rebounds for Sacramento.
