The Sacramento Kings pulled off an unlikely win with a surging rally, as the L.A. Clippers squandered an 18-point lead in the last five minutes, culminating with a Willie Cauley-Stein put-back layup to seal the game.
Willie Cauley-Stein!
Clips were up 89-71 with 7:58 left
Kings win it 98-97 pic.twitter.com/w2CRMtPj9H
— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) March 26, 2017
The Kings allowed Chris Paul a sweet-spot mid-range open jumper with 1.8 seconds left, but it clanked off the back rim after shedding off the pressure thanks to a DeAndre Jordan screen.
Choke complete. pic.twitter.com/elvnOfh8pg
— Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) March 26, 2017
The Clippers have been letting teams back into the game all season long, which has become somewhat of a stigma in this elite caliber team.
Just a day after narrowing the distance against their fourth-seeded rival Utah Jazz with a pivotal win, L.A. turned around with a complete choke job against a team that has gone 4-12 since trading away their franchise player before the trade deadline.