The Kings were in a bad spot with under a minute remaining in overtime against the Orlando Magic at Amway Center on Saturday night when two veterans came through with clutch buckets to help Sacramento pull out a 114-110 win.
Trailing late in OT, Donte DiVincenzo drained a corner 3-pointer to tie the game, and 42 seconds later, Harrison Barnes hit the eventual game-winning 3-pointer from the exact same spot.
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The Kings now have won two games in a row and improved to 27-48 this season.
The Kings controlled the game against the Magic early, building a 13-point lead. But Orlando took over in the second and third quarters, flipping the momentum of the contest.
The Magic had a 105-97 lead with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Kings went on an 8-0 run to force overtime. Rookie Davion Mitchell capped the comeback with a steal and layup with 12.9 seconds left.
DiVincenzo finished with 16 points and eight rebounds in 32 minutes off the bench while Barnes had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Mitchell continued his strong play, scoring a game-high 22 points, dishing out nine assists and grabbing seven rebounds. Mitchell had the assists on both 3-pointers by DiVincenzo and Barnes late in OT.
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The Kings are without several starters and they are playing for pride at this point in the season. They could have packed it in down eight with two minutes left in the fourth quarter. But led by DiVincenzo, Barnes and Mitchell, Sacramento rallied to come away with an impressive road win.