Terence Davis on Tuesday night scored 31 points off the bench and sparked a big second-quarter run that helped the Sacramento Kings race past the New Jersey Nets 153-121 for their fourth straight win.
Kevin Huerter had 19 points and Domantas Sabonis added 17 as the Kings had their highest-scoring game in nearly three decades. Sacramento have won seven of nine games following a 0-4 start to coach Mike Brown’s first season.
“It’s a great feeling,” Brown said. “It’s why we are a team... We have had guys contribute on multiple nights off the bench. Sky is the limit when you start to have that happen.”
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Kevin Durant scored 27 points to lead Brooklyn, but the Nets had no answers defensively against Sacramento. The 153 points allowed were the most ever in a regulation game in Nets history.
“We had great intentions,” Durant said. “They made shots. That’s demoralizing when you see teams making shots. It’s not like we didn’t try. They were better than us.”
The game was highly anticipated in Sacramento with the Kings getting a rare chance to play on national television. They made the most of their opportunity with a dominant performance fueled by the 27-4 second-quarter run.
Davis got it started with a three-pointer that broke a 40-all tie midway through the period, and Sacramento did not miss another shot for nearly 6 minutes.
“It’s fun,” Huerter said. “You keep winning and people want to see you play.”
The Kings made 10 straight shots from the field, with Davis leading the way with 10 points. Huerter capped it with the fourth three-pointer for Sacramento during the spurt to make it 67-44.
Brooklyn missed nine of 10 shots during that stretch, with the Nets’ only points coming on a basket by Edmond Sumner and two free throws from Durant.
Sacramento did not stop, building the lead to 109-70 on a three by Huerter with 4 minutes left in the third. It was the biggest lead at any point in a game for the Kings since they were up 44 on New York on March 3, 2015.
In other games on Tuesday, it was:
‧?Pelicans 113, Grizzlies 102
‧?Mavericks 103, Clippers 101
‧?Knicks 118, Jazz 111
‧?Trail Blazers 117, Spurs 110
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