Watchmen Daily Journal

Cauley-Stein’s putback dunk lifts Kings past Pacers 111-110

- (Michael Associated Press) Wagaman,

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Willie Cauley-Stein scored on a putback dunk with 16.1 seconds left and the Sacramento Kings held on to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-110 on Saturday night (Sunday, PHL time).

Bogdan Bogdanovic had 20 points and Cauley-Stein finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds to help the Kings end a four-game losing streak to the Pacers. Buddy Hield added 18 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Both teams exchanged leads throughout the game until Sacramento closed the fourth quarter on an 8-3 run capped by Cauley-Stein's dunk.

Darren Collison made a tiebreakin­g three-pointer with 1:12 remaining to put Indiana up 110-107. Fox followed with a steal and layup to pull Sacramento within one. After a turnover, Fox missed a short jumper that Cauley-Stein caught and jammed back in for the game-winner.

Indiana had multiple chances to win but Bojan Bogdanovic and Collison both missed jumpers in the final 15 seconds.

Bojan Bogdanovic had a season-high 27 points for the Pacers. Collison added 11 points and 12 assists.

Indiana continues to play without leading scorer Victor Oladipo, who missed his seventh straight game while recovering from a sore right knee.

McDermott, Myles Turner and Thaddeus Young 14 apiece for Indiana.

The Pacers trailed early in the fourth quarter then went ahead after Domantas Sabonis and Doug McDermott combined for 12 consecutiv­e points capped by McDermott's driving layup.

Sacramento took over after that and outscored Indiana 8-3 over the final three minutes.

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Pacers: Return to Indiana to host Dallas on Tuesday (Wednesday, PHL time).

Kings: Begin a four-game road trip at Phoenix on Tuesday (Wednesday, PHL time).

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