The Kings had the wildest start to their NBA season Wednesday night, squeaking through with an overtime win against the Denver Nuggets on a Buddy Hield buzzer-beater. There were two ties and two lead changes in the final three minutes of regulation, and then Sacramento scored the final six points of the extra session to earn the victory.
Here are four takeaways from a tremendously fun and nerve-racking game.
The coaching staff is already super confident in Tyrese Haliburton
With the game tied at 112 with under 30 seconds to play, the Kings drew up a set that had De’Aaron Fox attack off a ghost screen.