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Domantas Sabonis’ game-winner goes viral in Kings-Heat
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Domantas Sabonis’ game-winner goes viral in Kings-Heat

Coming off a rough loss against him Toronto Raptors Saturday, the Sacramento Kings they needed a spark as they traveled to cope Miami Heat monday evening

Sacramento dropped South Beach with a 111-110 victory, led by De’Aaron Fox and DeMar DeRozan dropping 28 and 26 points, respectively. The Heat had a strong showing led by Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler with 27 points apiece.

The play arguably stemmed from a missed game-winning attempt by De’Aaron Fox, as star center Domantas Sabonis grabbed the offensive rebound over two Miami defenders and threw it back for the game-winning 0.7 shot seconds left.

Terry Rozier had a chance to win from deep at the buzzer, but with a miss, Sabonis’ shot would officially be the game-winner.

Sabonis’ highlight went viral on social media, with the NBA and several high-profile institutions posting it.

Via NBA: “SABONIS ASKS WITH 0.7 LEFT!”

Bleacher Report and the NBA on ESPN also recognized Domantas Sabonis’ insane shot.

Bleacher Report: “SABONIS HAS REBOUND AND DUMP TO STEAL V IN MIAMI

NBA on ESPN: ‘SABONIS WINS IT FOR KINGS IN MIAMI’

Local Sacramento station Kings on NBCS also shared the viral footage.

Kings on NBCS: “DOMAS FOR THE LEAD”

Sabonis finished with an impressive stat line of 16 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, but nothing more important than the final shot.

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