Game ID: 22400651
Sacramento Kings @ Brooklyn Nets
Monday, January 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 30 24 24 18 96SAC 22 25 33 30 110
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 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT C. Johnson missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 25 min (78% of 32)
OUT Thomas missed 8 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 16 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Lewis missed 9 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Simmons back 1/10 after 4, 27 min since (107% of 25)
BACK Russell back 1/14 after 4, 24 min since (97% of 25)
BACK Whitehead back 1/14 after 3, 5 min since (42% of 12)
NEW Clowney 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Martin 22 to 28 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 9 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 17 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Lewis missed 10 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 2 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK C. Johnson back 1/14 after 5, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Russell back 1/14 after 4, 24 min since (96% of 25)
NEW Clowney 23 to 29 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 1/22 · back-to-backOUT Thomas missed 10 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 2 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 18 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Lewis missed 11 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 3 since 1/17, returns tonight: 15 min (124% of 12)
BACK C. Johnson back 1/14 after 5, 29 min since (91% of 32)
BACK Russell back 1/14 after 4, 26 min since (104% of 25)
BKN availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Thomas missed 11 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 3 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 1/21, returns tonight: 20 min (80% of 24)
OUT Watford missed 19 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Lewis missed 12 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK C. Johnson back 1/19 after 2, 30 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Whitehead back 1/22 after 3, 15 min since (124% of 12)
NEW Clowney 23 to 28 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT C. Johnson missed 2 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Thomas missed 12 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 4 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 20 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Lewis missed 13 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/25 after 2, 20 min since (80% of 24)
BACK Whitehead back 1/22 after 3, 15 min since (124% of 12)
NEW Clowney 23 to 31 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT C. Johnson missed 3 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Thomas missed 13 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 5 since 1/19, returns tonight: 23 min (93% of 25)
OUT Watford missed 21 since 12/19, returns tonight: 18 min (84% of 21)
OUT Lewis missed 14 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/25 after 2, 21 min since (86% of 24)
NEW Wilson 26 to 32 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT C. Johnson missed 4 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Thomas missed 14 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Lewis missed 15 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Simmons back 1/29 after 5, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Williams back 1/25 after 2, 25 min since (102% of 24)
BACK Watford back 1/29 after 21, 18 min since (84% of 21)
NEW Wilson 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW K. Johnson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/04 · 2 days' restOUT C. Johnson missed 5 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Thomas missed 15 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 1/29, returns tonight: 20 min (93% of 22)
OUT Lewis missed 16 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Simmons back 1/29 after 5, 23 min since (94% of 25)
BACK Williams back 1/25 after 2, 28 min since (114% of 24)
BACK Watford back 1/29 after 21, 16 min since (78% of 21)
NEW Wilson 26 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW K. Johnson 24 to 31 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/05 · back-to-backOUT C. Johnson missed 6 since 1/22, returns tonight: 25 min (78% of 32)
OUT Thomas missed 16 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Lewis missed 17 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Simmons back 1/29 after 5, 23 min since (94% of 25)
BACK Williams back 1/25 after 2, 28 min since (116% of 24)
BACK Martin back 2/04 after 2, 20 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Watford back 1/29 after 21, 17 min since (82% of 21)
NEW Wilson 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW K. Johnson 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/19 · 2 days' restBACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 37 min since (99% of 37)
BACK Crowder back 1/14 after 12, 3 min since (23% of 11)
NEW Sabonis 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Monk 32 to 40 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/22 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 2 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 36 min since (98% of 37)
SAC availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 3 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 36 min since (98% of 37)
SAC availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 4 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 5 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 6 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 7 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 8 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 9 since 1/16, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 108, shooting 40 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Russell at 18 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without C. Johnson (2 straight), Thomas (12 straight), Simmons (4 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and Sabonis at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 124 and the arc, Sacramento at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 31. Call it Sacramento 115, Brooklyn 111, Brooklyn keeping it close.
1/19 @ OKC 101-127 — BKN notes
BKN lost 101-127. BKN shot 43% (37 of 87) to OKC's 55%, 12 of 43 from three, and went to the line 19 times to OKC's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 12. C. Johnson led with 15 (6 of 11, 3 of 8 from three); Martin added 15, Claxton 11. Q2 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 97-71 against them. Claxton's -21 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 vs NYK 95-99 — BKN notes
BKN lost 95-99. BKN shot 37% (32 of 86) to NYK's 46%, 12 of 40 from three, and went to the line 25 times to NYK's 14 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. BKN turned it over 16 times to NYK's 10, and NYK turned those into 11 steals. Russell led with 23 (6 of 17, 4 of 11 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); C. Johnson added 16, Martin 13. Q4 was theirs, 20-15, the deficit cut from 9 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-75 against them. Claxton's -19 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 vs PHX 84-108 — BKN notes
BKN lost 84-108. BKN shot 37% (34 of 91) to PHX's 48%, 7 of 36 from three. BKN turned it over 16 times to PHX's 11, and PHX turned those into 9 steals. Johnson led with 20 (9 of 16, 1 of 4 from three); Wilson added 15, Whitehead 12. Q2 was theirs, 26-26, but the other 3 periods went 82-58 against them. Clowney's -25 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 vs MIA 97-106 — BKN notes
BKN lost 97-106. BKN shot 38% (30 of 80) to MIA's 44%, 14 of 40 from three. BKN turned it over 14 times to MIA's 22. The glass went 35-51 against them. Johnson led with 22 (7 of 19, 3 of 9 from three); Russell added 22, Clowney 13. Q4 was theirs, 29-24, the deficit cut from 14 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 82-68 against them. Williams's -18 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 vs SAC 96-110 — BKN notes
BKN lost 96-110. BKN shot 37% (30 of 82) to SAC's 55%, 10 of 36 from three, and went to the line 30 times to SAC's 17 — 26 points from the stripe to their 11. Russell led with 19 (4 of 11, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Wilson added 15, Evbuomwan 15. Q1 was theirs, 30-22, but the other 3 periods went 88-66 against them. They led by as many as 10. Wilson's -25 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/29 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Ball at 19 a game. Without Gra. Williams (27 straight), Mann (28 straight), Simpson (2 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 110, shooting 38 percent and 28 from three, 23 free throws a game; Russell at 18 and K. Johnson at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without C. Johnson (3 straight), Thomas (13 straight), Simmons (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 39 percent from three to Brooklyn's 28. Call it Charlotte 112, Brooklyn 104.
2/01 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Thompson at 21 and Green at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Smith Jr. (14 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 101, shooting 39 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Russell at 18 and K. Johnson at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without C. Johnson (4 straight), Thomas (14 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 39 percent from three to Brooklyn's 29 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and Brooklyn minus-5. Call it Houston 112, Brooklyn 104.
2/04 vs HOU — 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 98 a night and allowing 101, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; K. Johnson at 17 and Russell at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without C. Johnson (5 straight), Thomas (15 straight), Clowney (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Thompson at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sengun (3 straight), Smith Jr. (16 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-4 a night and Brooklyn minus-5 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 101 a night to Houston's 112. Call it Brooklyn 108, Houston 107, Houston keeping it close.
2/05 vs WAS — 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 101 a night and allowing 99, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; K. Johnson at 17 and Russell at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without C. Johnson (6 straight), Thomas (16 straight), Clowney (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Kuzma at 18 and Coulibaly at 14 a game. Without Sarr (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 99 a night to Washington's 117 and the glass, where Washington has been minus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-7. Call it Brooklyn 112, Washington 105.
1/19 vs WAS 123-100 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-100. SAC shot 48% (46 of 95) to WAS's 36%, 12 of 39 from three, and got to the line 24 times to WAS's 32. SAC turned it over 11 times to WAS's 16. Sabonis led with 29 (12 of 16, 2 of 3 from three); DeRozan added 24, Monk 23. The hinge was Q4, 33-23: a lead of 13 became 23. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/22 vs GSW 123-117 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-117. SAC shot 51% (41 of 81) to GSW's 47%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 32 times to GSW's 13 — 30 points from the stripe to their 9. SAC turned it over 8 times to GSW's 19. DeRozan led with 32 (12 of 21, 3 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Sabonis added 26, Monk 20. The hinge was Q3, 37-20: SAC came in trailing by 17 and left it level. SAC trailed 48-65 at the half and won the second half 75-52. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/23 @ DEN 123-132 — SAC notes
SAC lost 123-132. SAC shot 44% (47 of 107) to DEN's 49%, 15 of 41 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DEN's 31. DeRozan led with 24 (9 of 16, 6 of 8 at the line); Sabonis added 23, Fox 17. Q4 was theirs, 38-22, the deficit cut from 25 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 110-85 against them. Sabonis's -18 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 @ NYK 120-143 — SAC notes
SAC lost 120-143. SAC shot 48% (46 of 95) to NYK's 50%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 23. The glass went 38-53 against them. Monk led with 31 (12 of 21, 4 of 8 from three); Sabonis added 25, DeRozan 18. Q2 was theirs, 42-34, the deficit cut from 13 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 109-78 against them. Ellis's -24 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 @ BKN 110-96 — SAC notes
SAC won 110-96. SAC shot 55% (45 of 82) to BKN's 37%, 9 of 28 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BKN's 30. Fox led with 30 (11 of 19, 4 of 7 from three); Sabonis added 21, DeRozan 17. The hinge was Q4, 30-18: a lead of 2 became 14, and the lead reached 17. SAC trailed 47-54 at the half and won the second half 63-42. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
1/29 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 34 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without C. Martin (9 straight), Embiid (12 straight), Drummond (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sabonis at 25 and DeRozan at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been minus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-8. Call it Sacramento 117, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/01 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 40 and Jal. Williams at 27 a game. Without Holmgren (36 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and Sabonis at 22 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 112 a night to Sacramento's 121. Call it OKC 119, Sacramento 111.
2/03 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Randle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without DiVincenzo (9 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Monk at 20 and Fox at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 105 a night to Sacramento's 126 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-7. Call it Minnesota 119, Sacramento 110.
2/05 vs ORL — 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 112 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Monk at 23 and DeRozan at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wagner at 29 and Banchero at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 115 a night to Sacramento's 123 and the line, where Orlando takes 26 free throws a game to Sacramento's 19. Call it Sacramento 113, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNDR D. Russell
DS D. Sharpe
JW J. Wilson
KJ K. Johnson
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
RB R. Beekman
TE T. Evbuomwan
TM T. Martin
ZW Z. Williams
SACAL A. Len
DC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
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 grabs 22 rebounds in another triple-double as Kings beat Nets 110-96
NEW YORK -- — Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 22 rebounds and 10 assists in his seventh triple-double of the season, De’Aaron Fox scored 30 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-96 on Monday night.
DeMar DeRozan added 17 points and Malik Monk finished with 16 for the Kings, who snapped a two-game losing streak.
Sacramento trailed by seven points at halftime and outscored the Nets 33-24 in the third quarter to take an 80-78 lead heading into the fourth.
The Kings then went on a 13-2 run, capped by Keegan Murray’s 3-pointer from the corner opposite the Nets bench, to make it 97-85 with 6:08 to play.
D’Angelo Russell had 19 points and Tosan Evboumwan chipped in 15 off the bench for the short-handed Nets, who have lost eight consecutive games.
The Nets were once again without Ben Simmons , who missed his fifth consecutive game due to lower back soreness.
Forward Noah Clowney sprained his left ankle and was helped off the court with 3:13 remaining in the second quarter when he jumped to block DeRozan’s shot and landed on Sabonis’ foot.
Takeaways Kings: Sacramento outscored the Nets 63-42 in the second half after trailing 54-47 at the break.
Nets: Brooklyn’s current losing streak is its longest since dropping 11 straight from Jan. 23 to Feb. 12, 2022.
Key moment Sacramento trailed by nine points with 10:12 left in the third quarter when Fox sparked a 12-0 run with eight points of his own. He finished the period with 16 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the field and made each of his four free throws.
Key stat Sabonis became the fifth player in franchise history with 20 games of 20 or more rebounds.
Up next Brooklyn visits Charlotte on Wednesday while Sacramento visits Philadelphia.
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This version corrects the final score to 110-96. A previous version stated it was 110-93.