A game there for the taking and nearly begging for the Phoenix Suns to shut the door early in the third quarter. But instead the Kings took full advantage of an emotional game and turned the tides.
The Kings would get the crowd engaged with some third-quarter pyrotechnics, as their offense showed up to the party in abundance, and regained a lead late in the third that they would never relinquish.
The Suns would struggle to keep their composure and focus amidst some questionable referee involvement in the game, and their grip on the game would be relinquished, as they'd fall to the Kings, 127-135.