National Basketball Association
Sacramento 101, Brooklyn 96
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 16, 2023
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials:
#18 Matt Boland, #16 David Guthrie, #50 Gediminas Petraitis
Attendance:
18172
By Field Level Media
Domantas Sabonis totaled 24 points and 21 rebounds for his league-leading 56th double-double as the Sacramento Kings clinched their first winning season since 2005-06 with a 101-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night in New York.
The Kings (42-27) won for the 10th time in 12 games to secure their first winning mark since going 44-38 in the season that also marks their last playoff appearance. Sacramento also improved to 12-4 in its past 16 road games and secured its 21st road win, the franchise's most since 2003-04.
Sabonis reached his latest double-double late in the second quarter when the Kings began taking control. He shot 8 of 14 from the floor, added five assists and four blocks.
De'Aaron Fox, who hit the game-winning 3-pointer in Chicago on Wednesday, added 18 points as Sacramento shot 39 percent but outscored the Nets 16-0 on second-chance points. Malik Monk contributed 12 points while Trey Lyles, Keegan Murray and Harrison Barnes added 11 to help compensate for Kevin Huerter leaving in the first quarter with a lower-leg injury.
Mikal Bridges scored 23 points on 7-of-17 shooting but also missed four shots in the final 2 1/2 minutes as the Nets (39-31) began a challenging four-game homestand by shooting 41.3 percent. Spencer Dinwiddie added 18 while Nic Claxton and Seth Curry contributed 14 apiece as the Nets ended the night 1 1/2 games ahead of Miami for sixth in the Eastern Conference.
Brooklyn hosts Denver on Sunday before welcoming Cleveland for back-to-back games on Tuesday and Thursday.
Sacramento shot 34.6 percent but outscored the Nets 12-3 over the final 4 1/2 minutes to turn a nine-point deficit into a 24-24 tie at the end of the opening quarter. After Brooklyn tied the game at 41-41 with 3:36 left in the first half, the Kings outscored the Nets 13-0 the rest of the half and took a 54-41 lead on Fox's crossover 17-footer with 12.5 seconds left.
The Kings held three 17-point leads in the third and maintained an 82-71 advantage into the fourth. Bridges hit two free throws to cut the deficit to 96-91 with 3:19 remaining and then missed his next three shots before Dinwiddie hit a layup with 1:11 remaining and split two free throws with 45.7 seconds left to make it 99-94.
Bridges had a 10-footer blocked by Sabonis with 2:28 left, missed a 3-pointer with 2:21 to go and an 11-footer with 1:45 left and then misfired on a 3 with 11 seconds left.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Sacramento |
|
Brooklyn |
|
Domantas Sabonis 24 |
Scoring |
Mikal Bridges 23 |
|
Malik Monk 6 |
Assists |
Spencer Dinwiddie 7 |
|
Domantas Sabonis 21 |
Rebounds |
Nic Claxton 14 |
|
Domantas Sabonis 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Mikal Bridges 7 |
|
Trey Lyles 1 |
Steals |
Spencer Dinwiddie 2 |
|
Domantas Sabonis 4 |
Blocks |
Nic Claxton 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Sacramento
|
101 |
39.0 |
13-41 |
24-32 |
22 |
57 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
| Brooklyn
|
96 |
41.2 |
14-39 |
16-23 |
20 |
41 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
Upcoming Games
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Brooklyn will play their next game at home against Denver. The Nets have a W/L % of .575 after a win and .533 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Kings have a W/L % of .595 after a win and .630 after a loss.
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