Jazz 107, Kings 104
Deron Williams and Al Jefferson combined for 44 points and the Utah Jazz rallied for a 107-104 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
Williams scored 21 points and added nine assists and six rebounds and Paul Millsap scored 18 points for the Jazz, who had lost nine of their previous 12 games.
Utah trailed by seven points entering the fourth quarter but pulled even at 91 and took a 105-101 lead with 90 seconds left after a fast-break layup by Andrei Kirilenko and a dunk by Jefferson off a perfectly executed baseline pick-and-roll with Williams.
Rookie DeMarcus Cousins responded with a three-point play but turned it over with 36 seconds left and a chance for the Kings to take the lead.
Sacramento trailed by two when Tyreke Evans and Samuel Dalembert both missed contested jumpers with under 15 seconds left. After Kirilenko split two free throws, Omri Casspi’s 3-pointer from the right wing was well short as time expired.
Cousins finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds and Evans scored 21 points for the Kings, who fell to 4-5 when leading after three quarters at home.
Evans and Cousins combined for 24 of Sacramento's 31 points in the third period, helping extend a one-point halftime lead to 87-80.