Adelaide import Kendric Davis has crashed Sydney's party, starring in a nine-point statement road win that boosted his side's NBL playoff hopes.
The electric guard (30 points, six assists, five rebounds) was unstoppable in what felt every bit a heavyweight duel on Friday with Kings star Jaylen Adams, who had a career-high 43 points to go with seven assists.
Davis had help from Isaac Humphries (19 points, nine rebounds, four blocks) and a fired-up Montrezl Harrell (23 points, 11 rebounds), as the visitors locked down in the second half for a 105-96 victory.
The result dropped Sydney (16-11) from second to fourth and pushed Adelaide (12-13) inside the play-in bubble to sixth -- marginally ahead of Tasmania on percentage =- with Brisbane (11-15) a win further back.
Davis paced the 36ers in a fast-paced first half, with Dejan Vasiljevic (12 points on four-of-13 shooting) cool in his first game since making 10 three-pointers against Cairns.
The Kings rallied to briefly lead, with Xavier Cooks (12 points, nine rebounds, four assists) making an impact and Adams hitting a deep fade-away triple on the halftime buzzer to ignite the Qudos Bank Arena crowd.
Defence took over in the third quarter. Humphries' presence was telling and Davis was a constant threat with his speed and creativity around the rim.
Vasiljevic found range to fend off the Kings' final flurry in a victory -- a fifth from their last seven games -- that showed they can be a threat if they make the postseason cut.