The Sacramento Kings (3 - 7) nipped the Brooklyn Nets (1 - 8) 111 - 109 on Friday. Sacramento's Rajon Rondo has played an astounding 184 minutes over the last four games, and has posted an equally impressive three triple - doubles over that span. Rondo poured in 23 points while handing out 14 assists and hauling in 10 boards Friday, further redeeming the Kings' decision to take a free - agent flyer on him after his infamous postseason deactivation by the Mavericks just a few months prior. His standout performance helped Sacramento overcome deficits of 30 - 23 after the first quarter, and 60 - 54 at halftime. The Nets enjoyed a balanced scoring effort from the majority of their starters, in addition to a 15 - point night off the bench from Bojan Bogdanovic. Jarrett Jack led Brooklyn with a double - double that included a season - high 21 points and 12 rebounds. Brook Lopez, battling a sore foot, pitched in with his own 17 - point, 10 - rebound performance, while veterans Thad Young and Joe Johnson poured in 16 and 14 points, respectively. Although they were solid on the boards overall, the Nets were still outrebounded by the Kings, 50 - 44. The Nets drop to 1 - 8 and remain in fourth place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. They head to Oakland for a tough Saturday night showdown with the undefeated Golden State Warriors. DeMarcus Cousins tallied a monster double - double, collecting an eye - popping and season - high 40 points and 13 rebounds in just 35 minutes. The gargantuan joint efforts of Rondo and Cousins were particularly valuable on a night where starting small forward Rudy Gay was sidelined with an illness. Ben McLemore (13 points) and Marco Bellinelli (14 points) were the only other Kings players in double - digits, with both players doing so coming off the bench. The Kings improve to 3 - 7 and are in fourth place in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. Sacramento remains home for a Sunday tilt versus the Toronto Raptors.
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