Kings drop 8th straight in Brooklyn
The streak has extended to seven.
In their first game of the season with fans at Barclays Center, and on the same day James Harden was announced an AllStar reserve, the Nets did not disappoint.
Instead, they electrified, scoring 42 points in the first quarter on their way to a 127-118 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
It was their second victory over the Kings during the winning streak. Sacramento has lost eight straight.
With fans in the arena, players moved the ball, made shots, smiled and giggled through a first quarter in which the Nets virtually could not miss. But it did not come without drama.
Kings forward Marvin Bagley III tries to block shot by Kyrie Irving, whose Nets win their seventh straight game as smattering of fans watch inside Barclays Center. The Nets led by as many as 14 but the defense faltered, allowing the Kings to score 38 in the second quarter and 30 in the third. Sacramento took its first lead of the game with 14 minutes to go in the third period. But the Kings had no answer for the Nets in the fourth quarter. Harden recorded his sixth triple-double as a Net, finishing with 29 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds. Bruce Brown scored a career-high 29 points on 11-of-13 shooting, proving you don’t need to shoot threes to be effective in this league (even though he hit twoof-three on the night). Joe Harris hit five threes, and Deandre Jordan recorded five blocks. The Kings, like most teams, didn’t have the firepower to keep up with the Nets, nor the defensive fortitude to slow down a team with so many weapons.
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