The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Sacramento Kings 109 - 100 Wednesday at Golden 1 Center. After 16 straight losses and losing 27 of their last 28 games, the Nets (10 - 49) finally were on the winning side Wednesday night, and they did so in fairly convincing fashion. Brooklyn opened up the game with a 14 - 4 lead and never looked back, as they managed to hold onto the lead for all 48 minutes against Sacramento. Brook Lopez led the way offensively for the Nets, scoring a game - high 24 points on 9 - of - 17 shooting from the field and grabbing eight rebounds in 30 minutes. Jeremy Lin added an efficient 17 points in 20 minutes, while his backup, Isaiah Whitehead, came off the bench to shoot 7 - of - 7 shooting from the free throw line en route to scoring 14 points in just 18 minutes. As a team, Brooklyn managed to get to the line at their own will and convert, hitting 30 - of - 36 foul shots Wednesday. As for the Kings (25 - 35), Wednesday's loss marked their third straight and brought their record to 1 - 3 in the post - DeMarcus Cousins era of the franchise. It was the performance from their bench players that kept Sacramento in the game, with the team's three top scorers all being reserves. The newest King, Buddy Hield, scored a game - high 16 points on 6 - of - 11 shooting from the field and 4 - of - 6 shoot from behind the arc, while Ty Lawson and Tyreke Evans each scored 15 points, with Lawson adding a game - high nine assists. Sacramento as a team overall was actually had a solid shooting performance from the outside, hitting 11 of their 22 three - pointers, but in the end, it was n't enough. Up next, the Nets will head to Utah on Friday to take on the Jazz, while the Kings will be waiting at home Sunday to take on the same opponent.
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