Game ID: 22301141
Sacramento Kings @ Brooklyn Nets
Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 19 21 24 13 77SAC 29 36 13 29 107
BKN vs SAC ScoutingBKN vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BKN availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 20 min (72% of 28)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 4 min (19% of 19)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 16 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/21 after 2, 13 min since (78% of 16)
NEW Thomas 31 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Claxton 30 to 35 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Keo. Johnson missed 17 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 20 min since (72% of 28)
BACK Smith Jr. back 3/31 after 3, 4 min since (19% of 19)
NEW Thomas 31 to 39 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 14 to 19 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 18 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 20 min since (72% of 28)
BACK Smith Jr. back 3/31 after 3, 4 min since (19% of 19)
NEW Thomas 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 14 to 25 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 19 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 4 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 21 min since (77% of 28)
NEW Thomas 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 24 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/07 · back-to-backOUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 20 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 5 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 21 min since (77% of 28)
NEW Thomas 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 23 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 27 min (97% of 28)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 4/01, not on tonight's roster
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 21 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 6 since 3/29, out tonight
NEW Clowney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 25 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 22 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 7 since 3/29, returns tonight: 12 min (106% of 11)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 4/10 after 2, 27 min since (97% of 28)
NEW Clowney 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Wilson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 22 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 3 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 23 since 2/29, returns tonight: 10 min (84% of 12)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 4/10 after 2, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Gilyard back 4/12 after 7, 12 min since (106% of 11)
NEW Thomas 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Walker IV 17 to 23 min over the last 3
NEW Clowney 16 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Wilson 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 23 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 9 since 3/13, returns tonight: 19 min (94% of 20)
OUT Vezenkov missed 22 since 2/11, returns tonight: 10 min (81% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restBACK Lyles back 3/31 after 9, 19 min since (94% of 20)
BACK Vezenkov back 3/31 after 22, 10 min since (81% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restBACK Lyles back 3/31 after 9, 22 min since (112% of 20)
BACK Vezenkov back 3/31 after 22, 10 min since (80% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 21 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backBACK Lyles back 3/31 after 9, 25 min since (123% of 20)
BACK Vezenkov back 3/31 after 22, 11 min since (91% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 21 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Lyles back 3/31 after 9, 23 min since (114% of 20)
BACK Vezenkov back 3/31 after 22, 12 min since (97% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 23 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restBACK Lyles back 3/31 after 9, 24 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Vezenkov back 3/31 after 22, 10 min since (82% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restNEW Ellis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backNEW Ellis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restNEW Murray 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Ellis 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 24 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 26 free throws a game; Thomas at 28 and Bridges at 17 a game. Without Smith Jr. (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Brooklyn takes 26 free throws a game to Sacramento's 17 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 114. Call it Sacramento 113, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/31 vs LAL 104-116 — BKN notes
BKN lost 104-116. BKN took 15 more shots (92 to 77), but shot 42% to LAL's 55%, 12 of 36 from three. BKN turned it over 12 times to LAL's 19. The glass went 38-50 against them. Thomas led with 30 (8 of 22, 4 of 7 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Watford added 15, Schröder 14. Q3 was theirs, 35-23, the deficit cut from 23 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 93-69 against them. Bridges's -23 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ IND 111-133 — BKN notes
BKN lost 111-133. BKN shot 47% (41 of 87) to IND's 51%, 10 of 26 from three, and went to the line 28 times to IND's 17 — 19 points from the stripe to their 14. BKN turned it over 15 times to IND's 9. Thomas led with 22 (7 of 16, 0 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Watford added 21, Bridges 19. Q4 was theirs, 34-25, the deficit cut from 31 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 108-77 against them. Bridges's -30 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 vs IND 115-111 — BKN notes
BKN won 115-111. BKN shot 48% (42 of 87) to IND's 45%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 27 times to IND's 11 — 19 points from the stripe to their 9. Thomas led with 27 (9 of 21, 3 of 11 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Clowney added 22, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q2, 42-31: the deficit went from 12 to 1. BKN trailed 61-62 at the half and won the second half 54-49. Claxton was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/06 vs DET 113-103 — BKN notes
BKN won 113-103. BKN shot 52% (38 of 73) to DET's 46%, 11 of 27 from three, and went to the line 33 times to DET's 4 — 26 points from the stripe to their 2. BKN turned it over 18 times to DET's 7, and DET turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 48-28 for them. Thomas led with 32 (10 of 25, 2 of 8 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Schröder added 24, Clowney 17. The hinge was Q4, 38-20: BKN came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 10. BKN trailed 46-57 at the half and won the second half 67-46. Claxton was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/07 vs SAC 77-107 — BKN notes
BKN lost 77-107. BKN shot 35% (30 of 86) to SAC's 43%, 7 of 30 from three. BKN turned it over 16 times to SAC's 9, and SAC turned those into 8 steals. Thomas led with 21 (8 of 18, 2 of 7 from three); Watford added 16, Wilson 11. Q3 was theirs, 24-13, the deficit cut from 25 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 94-53 against them. Watford's -36 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 14 a game. Without Cam. Johnson (2 straight), Smith Jr. (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Quickley at 23 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 114 a night to Toronto's 127. Call it Brooklyn 117, Toronto 111.
4/12 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 39 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Thomas at 25 and Bridges at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Brooklyn's 34 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-1. Call it New York 114, Brooklyn 108.
4/14 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 31 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Thomas at 29 and Schröder at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Finney-Smith (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-8 a night and Philadelphia minus-4 and the arc, Philadelphia at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 33. Call it Philadelphia 115, Brooklyn 107.
3/31 vs UTA 127-106 — SAC notes
SAC won 127-106. SAC shot 54% (45 of 84) to UTA's 41%, 20 of 40 from three. The glass went 44-33 for them. Murray led with 25 (10 of 18, 5 of 12 from three); Fox added 24, Barnes 24. The hinge was Q3, 39-25: a lead of 4 became 18, and the lead reached 25. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/02 vs LAC 109-95 — SAC notes
SAC won 109-95. SAC shot 42% (39 of 92) to LAC's 41%, 12 of 42 from three. SAC turned it over 10 times to LAC's 15. The glass went 56-38 for them. Sabonis led with 22 (8 of 17, 0 of 3 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Fox added 20, Murray 19. The hinge was Q3, 35-19: a lead of 5 became 21, and the lead reached 26. Len was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/04 @ NYK 109-120 — SAC notes
SAC lost 109-120. SAC shot 49% (42 of 86) to NYK's 55%, 18 of 42 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 23 fouls committed. SAC turned it over 16 times to NYK's 11, and NYK turned those into 9 steals. Fox led with 29 (11 of 26, 6 of 13 from three); Murray added 18, Sabonis 17. Q1 was theirs, 35-20, but the other 3 periods went 100-74 against them. They led by as many as 21. Sabonis's -25 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 @ BOS 100-101 — SAC notes
SAC lost 100-101. SAC took 10 more shots (99 to 89), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to BOS's 43%, 17 of 51 from three. Fox led with 40 (16 of 29, 7 of 13 from three); Sabonis added 16, Murray 10. Q4 was theirs, 28-17, the deficit cut from 12 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 84-72 against them. Edwards's -17 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ BKN 107-77 — SAC notes
SAC won 107-77. SAC shot 43% (40 of 94) to BKN's 35%, 15 of 48 from three. SAC turned it over 9 times to BKN's 16. Fox led with 20 (8 of 20, 3 of 11 from three); Murray added 19, Sabonis 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-13: a lead of 14 became 30, and the lead reached 33. Lyles was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
4/09 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Giddey at 15 and Holmgren at 15 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (4 straight), Jal. Williams (4 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 100, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Murray at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 100 a night to OKC's 120 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and OKC minus-3. Call it Sacramento 114, OKC 112, OKC keeping it close.
4/11 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 101, shooting 41 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 28 and Murray at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; McCollum at 28 and Williamson at 24 a game. Without Ingram (10 straight), Marshall (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-8 a night and New Orleans minus-1 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 101 a night to New Orleans's 111. Call it Sacramento 112, New Orleans 109, New Orleans keeping it close.
4/12 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Fox at 31 and Murray at 16 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 25 and Durant at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Phoenix minus-3 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 103 a night to Sacramento's 109. Call it Phoenix 112, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
4/14 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and Murray at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ayton at 23 and Banton at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Simons (11 straight), Sharpe (44 straight), Thybulle (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Sacramento 114, Portland 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCT C. Thomas
DS D. Schröder
DS D. Sharpe
JW J. Wilson
LW L. Walker IV
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Clowney
SC Schroder
TW T. Watford
SACAL A. Len
CD C. Duarte
CJ C. Jones
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
JM J. McGee
KE K. Edwards
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
TL T. Lyles
BKN/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Sabonis' 61st straight double-double sparks Kings' 107-77 rout of Nets
NEW YORK -- — Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 20 rebounds to extend his streak of double-doubles to 61 games, and the Sacramento Kings routed the Brooklyn Nets 107-77 on Sunday night.
De’Aaron Fox scored 20 points for the Kings, who improved to 45-33 and stopped a two-game slide that had dropped them into ninth in the Western Conference. Sacramento moved back up to eighth later Sunday when the Los Angeles Lakers lost to Minnesota.
Sabonis owns the seventh-longest streak of double-doubles in NBA history, having moved past Elvin Hayes' stretch of 60 straight from Oct. 30, 1968, to Feb. 22, 1969.
“He's such a competitor,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “His competitive nature in my opinion is the thing that just drives him. He very seldom takes plays off. ...He never stops. ”
Keegan Murray added 19 points for the Kings, while Trey Lyles had 14 and Davion Mitchell chipped in 12 off the bench.
Cam Thomas scored 21 points for the Nets, who had won two straight. Trendon Watford had 16 and Jalen Wilson finished with 11.
“We just (have to) keep building,” Brooklyn swingman Mikal Bridges said. “Just keep playing the right way, keep playing hard.”
Brown noted before the game that the Kings were in a desperate playoff race.
They played like it. Sacramento’s made 51.1% of its shots from the field and 43% of its 3-pointers to take a 65-40 halftime lead. The bench contributed 29 points.
The Kings finished with 15 3-pointers and got 42 points from their reserves.
And then there was Sabonis.
He nearly extended his streak in the first quarter, as the Sacramento center tallied eight points and eight rebounds in the opening 12 minutes.
Sabonis scored his 10th point of the game with 4:09 left in the second quarter on a layup, and when he grabbed Watford's missed layup with 2:22 remaining, the Sacramento big man had extended his streak.
“He's going to for sure clean up the glass and he's definitely a willing passer,” Brown said. “We definitely need (Sabonis) and his production says so. The two years I've been here (his) anchoring us, especially when it comes to the glass, has been a huge, huge benefit.”
The Nets outscored Sacramento 24-13 in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 78-64 heading into the fourth.
“I was happy with the guys' effort in the second half,” Nets interim coach Kevin Ollie said. “It was great. That third quarter, they came out and played some solid defense and then we kind of went to our bench in that fourth quarter.”
But the Kings ripped off an 18-8 run in the first 6:35 of the fourth quarter. The spurt was highlighted by Fox’s spectacular two-handed dunk.
In the final two minutes, Kings fans who made the trip to Brooklyn chanted “Light the beam!”
Brooklyn played without starting center Nic Claxton due to a sprained left ankle. The Kings did not have Kevin Huerter (dislocated left shoulder) and Malik Monk (sprained right knee).
UP NEXT:
Kings: Visits Oklahoma City on Tuesday night.
Nets: Host Toronto on Wednesday night.
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