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By Jeff Hall

SACRAMENTO–

The Kings came away with a nail biter in the fourth quarter thanks to DeMarcus Cousins who scored two big baskets in the final seconds of the game  His first one tied the game and his second fell into the basket as time expired and the Kings came away with an 85-83 victory over the Suns in front of 17, 013 fans.

The Kings win was surprising mainly because the Kings were shorthanded hosting the Suns at Sleep Train Arena without Rudy Gay and Darren Collison in the lineup.

A good start for The Kings who were without the play of their strong offensive player Rudy Gay played well on both ends of the floor in the first quarter and held the Suns to just 28.6 percent shooting. The Kings shot 68.8 percent in the first. DeMarcus Cousins had 10 points and four rebounds in the first. The Kings turned the ball over seven times in the first that resulted to just four points for the Suns.

It was a full team effort by the Kings and excellent production from the Kings bench,  Ben McLemore scored 13 points. including a great play by McLemore in the first after the Kings turned the ball over McLemore outran Suns guard Goran Dragic and blocked his layup attempt. McLemore added some additional flare by quickly sinking a long 24 foot 3-point jump shot

Cousins gave the Kings what they scoring 28 points, with 12 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.

Former Kings player and fan favorite Isaiah Thomas led the Suns in scoring with 26 points

The Suns who lead the NBA in fourth quarter scoring made a game of it outscoring the Kings 24-12 in the fourth.

Cousins picked up his  fifth technical foul of the season walking to the bench during a timeout. Cousins is now tied for 6th most in NBA w/6 other players including the Kings Rudy Gay

After the game DeMarcus Cousins surprised the media with his comments

“The city done put me through so much. I stayed loyal….I just want to know how you’re going to stop God’s plan.” Said cousins who seemed fed up. Cousins has been receiving the blame for the Kings potential coaching decisions since Michael Malone was fired by the team in December.

Up next The Kings will head Chicago to face the Bulls on Tuesday night.

Notes: Kings signed Quincy Miller to a second 10-day contract.