Clutch minutes continue to befuddle the Indiana Pacers, suffering their 18th loss of four points or less in almost impossible fashion, losing to the Sacramento Kings in the final second. In a game that went back and forth all night, the Pacers appeared to have things under control with less than 20 seconds left, leading by one.
Buddy Hield then attempted to escape the Sacramento defense looking to force a turnover before fouling in the backcourt when Hield created the turnover for them by losing the handle out of bounds. The Kings then got a good look from Trey Lyles from three, but even that miss wasn’t enough, when an inability to corral the rebound gave Damian Jones a wide open look at the basket for the putback layup and the win.