Blatche Excels Off Bench as Nets Win Fifth Straight SACRAMENTO - Whenever they needed him, Andray Blatche, the self-proclaimed Godfather of the Nets" so-called bench mob, was there. With Marcus Thornton burying 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter to invigorate the home crowd at Sleep Train Arena, Blatche stopped the momentum with a nice feed to a cutting Gerald Wallace for a layup. When the Kings regained some footing with a dunk by Thomas Robinson, Blatche was there to draw a foul and slow play. With Deron Williams hurting, Wallace rusty and Joe Johnson off-target (1 of 10), Blatche made 10 consecutive shots to send the Nets (6-2) to a 99-90 victory against the Kings (2-8). "I got open shots, I made open shots, and my teammates were looking for me," said Blatche, who had 22 points. Asked about the Nets" five-game winning streak, Blatche said, "I think it's the first time in my career I've had a five-game winning streak." Blatche, an eight-year veteran, has been quietly proving his critics wrong this season, but he took his reclamation to another level Sunday against the Kings, the worst team in the Western Conference. "He's trying to do everything I ask him to do," Nets Coach Avery Johnson said of Blatche. Pretty hard on him, but I think he's really taken to it. Blatche received help from his benchmate C. J. Watson (13 points, 3 assists), who hit open jumpers and ran the Nets" offense with aplomb in the second quarter. The Nets pulled away behind four starters and MarShon Brooks (14 points, 5-of-6 shooting), who replaced Wallace. "Probably the most composed I've seen him play since I've been here," Avery Johnson said of Brooks. The Nets struggled to contain DeMarcus Cousins (29 points, 7 rebounds) in the third quarter, as Cousins bullied the Nets inside and shot a perfect 5 for 5 from the floor, almost as if he were mimicking Blatche. A faceup jumper by Blatche over Cousins bounced out and stopped his run of consecutive baskets at 10, but the Kings closed only within 2 before the Nets built rebuilt their lead. Watson and Blatche dominated, hitting 13 of 14 shots, before the Nets took control on the strength of a 13-2 run to end the first half, which featured solid flashes from Brook Lopez and Brooks. Lopez registered his fifth straight game with at least three blocked shots. Wallace returned Sunday from a sprained ankle that he sustained in the waning moments of the team's season-opening victory over the Toronto Raptors. He played 24 minutes. "He's very important to our whole program," Avery Johnson said before the game. Wallace started his N.B.A. career in Sacramento and played sparingly for three teams with 50-plus wins during the Kings" glory years. He received modest applause from the crowd during player introductions. With the Kings embroiled in turmoil - players held a team meeting after Friday's loss to the Hawks - Johnson wanted the Nets to start strong. Before the game, Johnson noted that the Kings were second in the N.B.A. in scoring in the paint, and the Kings punished the Nets" consistently suspect interior defense with 16 points in the lane in the first quarter. The Kings inserted Aaron Brooks and John Salmons into the starting lineup for Isaiah Thomas and James Johnson, and the move paid early dividends as Brooks was effective running the Kings" offense, staking the Kings to a 16-8 lead with a floater as his counterpart Williams did not take a shot for the first seven-plus minutes. However, Williams compiled six first-quarter assists and showed great chemistry with Blatche, feeding him for three straight baskets in under a minute to give the Nets a 21-20 lead. "After that, he just had it going," Williams said. He had that feeling where he couldn't miss. He played great for us tonight. That's why he got the game ball. On the third assist, Williams went crashing into the area behind the basket and banged his arm on the floor trying to brace his fall after making a wraparound pass. He re-entered with just under four minutes remaining in the half. "It was like where the court stops, so I kind of slammed on the concrete and hit up against the chair," Williams said. I got a little cut on my arm. It's pretty sore. Hopefully it will get better.