Buddy Hield tipped in a Harrison Barnes miss at the buzzer, and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Denver Nuggets 124-122 in overtime on Wednesday night in the season opener for both clubs.
Hield finished with a team-high 22 points, Barnes and De’Aron Fox scored 21 apiece, Cory Joseph added 15 and Marvin Bagley III (13), Tyrese Haliburton (12) and Nemanja Bjelica (10) also scored in double figures for Sacramento.
Nikola Jokic led Denver with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists. Michael Porter Jr. scored 24, Paul Millsap and Will Barton had 16 each and Gary Harris added 10.
The Nuggets led by four in the final minute of overtime before Barnes hit two baskets, the last o…
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