Kings hand slow-starting Nets fourth straight loss

GEORGE HILL scored 22 points, Zach Randolph added 21 and the Sacramento Kings completed their first back-to-back sweep of the season by beating the Nets, 104-99, on Wednesday night at Barclays Center.

The Kings got off to a sizzling start following their victory in Philadelphia a night earlier, then held on after Brooklyn cut a 21-point lead to two with just over a minute to play.

The Nets missed a flurry of chances to tie before Hill finished it off with two free throws with 2.8 seconds remaining.

The Kings had been 0-5 this season on the second night of a back-to-back.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 16 points but was among the many Nets with poorshooting nights. The Nets shot under 40% from the field in their fourth straight loss.

Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said before the game his team needed to start better, but it couldn’t have done much worse. Sacramento made 16 of 21 shots and raced to a 36-20 lead after one quarter, which grew to 44-23 on Skal Labissiere’s three-point play early in the second.

The lead was still 16 at halftime before the Nets finally got into the game, getting as close as 101-99 on Dinwiddie’s three-point play with 1:10 left.

The Nets have dropped two straight at home to Sacramento after winning the first four meetings at Barclays Center . ... Rondae Hollis-Jefferson finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Nets next host the Washington Wizards on Friday.