Just 3.4 seconds remained on the clock, and the Kings trailed by one in Detroit.
Buddy Hield received the inbounds pass, then bobbled the ball. He stepped through the Pistons' double team. He shot off one leg for the game-winner.
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“Buddy. Hield. Oh boy! The Kings come to Motown, and they steal the game,” was the call from play-by-play announcer Grant Napear on Saturday night as Hield sprinted around the court and into the tunnel after sealing Sacramento's 103-101 win.
The Kings are known for their late-game heroics. The young core seems to take turns hitting stunning game-winners. None was bigger than the one in Detroit.
Facing an 0-2 start to their season-long six-game road trip, Hield put the Kings on his back in the fourth quarter, dropping in 15 of his team-high 35 in the final frame.
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Hield's shot moved Sacramento to 24-22 on the season and 1-1 on the trip.