The Brooklyn Nets visited the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center on Wednesday and lost 153-121. The Nets came into Tuesday’s game having won four of their past six games – but what was a resurgent defense delivered one of the worst performances in team history. The Nets suffered their worst loss of this young season and the game wasn’t close after a few minutes passed in the second quarter.
Nets forward Kevin Durant scored 27 points and dished out six assists while Nets guard Edmond Sumner scored 18 points and had two steals. Ben Simmons had 11 points and five rebounds in 20 minutes while wing Yuta Watanabe had 11 points.
Kings guard Terence Davis had an uber-efficient 31 points and swiped three steals while forward Domantas Sabonis had 17 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists while having the offense run through him. The second quarter is where the game was lost for the Nets.
With 9:11 left in the second quarter and the score tied 40-40, the Kings proceeded to go on a 16-0 run that blew the game open. For almost six minutes, the Kings did not miss a shot while the Nets missed nine of 10 shots in an utterly disappointing effort.
Here are the Nets’ player grades against the Kings on Tuesday: