The Nets’ trip to Sacramento was seemingly a perfect opportunity to end their own losing streak against a slumping team that had dropped seven consecutive games.
Instead, the Kings pulled off an upset victory by double-digits as James Harden turned in his worst performance of the season and Kyrie Irving was limited to just 14 points.
Steve Nash said after the game that he thought Harden was tired and not playing like himself, but his stat line was ghastly. Harden finished the game with four points on 2-of-11 shooting, went 0-5 from beyond the arc, and didn’t take a single free throw.
Harden still managed 12 assists and seven rebounds, but he also had a game-high six turnovers and was -21 on the night.
NBA Twitter wasn’t exactly kind after the Nets’ losing streak hit six games: