Once DeMarcus Cousins' shot bounced on the rim a couple of times, the Phoenix Suns should've known which way it would fall.
They've already seen this ending before.
Cousins made a jumper as time expired and finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds, giving the Sacramento Kings an 85-83 victory over the Suns on Sunday night.
Cousins pump faked once, then launched a 19-footer from the key over Markieff Morris that hit the rim four times before settling into the basket, setting off a huge celebration at midcourt by the struggling Kings.
It was the fourth loss on the final shot for the Suns, and like ones by the Clippers' Blake Griffin and Milwaukee's Khris Middleton that hit rim or backboard first, it wasn't a pretty one.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.
On This Day In UK Basketball History
- On March 19, 1966, Pat Riley joined the 1,000-point club. He did it in 54 games.
- On March 19, 1966, in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, top-ranked UK, featuring “Rupp’s Runts,” loses in the NCAA Championship game, 72-65, to Texas Western.
- On March 19, 1989, in the wake of an NCAA investigation, Eddie Sutton resigns as UK basketball coach.