Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles (2) and Sacramento Kings guard Arron Afflalo, right, compete for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, in Salt Lake City. The Kings won 94-93. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

By: Eric He

The Sacramento Kings erased a 20-point second half deficit to defeat the Jazz 94-93 on the road on Wednesday night.

Trailing 62-42 midway through the third, the Kings fought their way back behind 21 points from DeMarcus Cousins and 19 from Ty Lawson. They went on a 13-2 run late in the third and early in the fourth to climb back into the game.

A free throw by Cousins gave the Kings a 90-89 lead with just over a minute to play. Cousins then came up big on defense, forcing a miss on a potential game-winning layup attempt by Gordon Hayward. He grabbed the board and knocked down a pair of foul shots to put the Kings up by four and give them the win.

Sacramento outscored Utah 32-20 in the fourth quarter.

The Jazz, playing at home a night after being blown out by the Warriors at Oracle Arena, were paced by Hayward’s 28 points and jumped out to a double-digit first half lead. They led 48-38 at halftime and kept pouring it on to begin the second half, until momentum switched over to the other side.

The Kings’ bench played a role in the comeback, as Gary Temple dropped 11 in addition to Lawson’s 19. Even without Omri Casspi and Rudy Gay — who were both nursing injuries — the Kings were able to pull off the win on the back-end of a back-to-back.

Despite being mired in controversies involving Cousins, the Kings have won 3 of 4 games and are in the hunt for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Next up, the Kings will travel to Minnesota to play the Timberwolves on Friday.