Kings set franchise record for 3s with 25 and beat Nets 131-118
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) DeAaron Fox had 28 points and nine assists, and the Sacramento Kings set a franchise record for 3-pointers with 25 in a 131-118 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
Domantas Sabonis added 15 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists for the Kings, who have won three straight against the Nets including a season sweep last year. Keegan Murray scored 24 and Malik Monk had 21 points and nine assists.
It was the second time this season the Kings had three players with seven assists or more. They set a team season high with 38 assists overall.
“We’re a team that can shoot the basketball, and it was evident tonight,” coach Mike Brown said. “To see us get corner 3s and be able to knock them down was very gratifying because these guys can flat-out shoot and they’re going to share the basketball.”
Sacramento shot 25 of 45 from 3-point range (55.6%), breaking the previous Kings record of 23. Fox and Trey Lyles led the sharp shooting from beyond the arc with five 3s apiece.
“A lot like last year - that’s exactly what it feels like,” said Monk, who had four 3s. “Best offense in the NBA.”
Mikal Bridges led the Nets with 22 points, five assists and five rebounds. Brooklyn was one of the hottest teams in the East going into the night with six wins in its previous seven games.
“Their ability to kind of climb into us, their aggressiveness on the basketball, away from the basketball, plugging gaps, making our angles tough to read was really good,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “You saw that in the first half with some of the turnovers and deflected balls.”
The Kings led comfortably most of the way before the Nets pulled to 110-104 with six minutes left. Harrison Barnes responded with his third 3-pointer of the game and Sacramento pulled away.
Coming off a 23-point fourth quarter against the Suns last Friday, Fox gave the Kings a quick spark with a corner 3 in the first quarter. The ball bounced off the rim multiple times before falling in as Fox hopped up and down with each bounce.
Sacramento limited Brooklyn to 18 points in the first quarter and led by eight.
After trailing by double digits early in the second, the Nets got within 71-67 on Cameron Thomas' 3-pointer midway through the third.
Sacramento took control after that and led 89-74 following Monk’s thunderous one-handed dunk and Murray’s 3-pointer. Monk later fed Lyles with a lob pass that Lyles dunked to make it 107-90.
“A lot of good ball movement,” Murray said. “We shared the ball really well. That led to a lot of open looks.”
UP NEXT
Nets: Face the Suns in Phoenix on Wednesday.
Kings: Play the Clippers in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Nic Claxton vs. Domantas Sabonis (Spencer Dinwiddie gains possession) | |||
11:44 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | |||
11:41 | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | |||
11:29 | Spencer Dinwiddie shooting foul (Keegan Murray draws the foul) | |||
11:29 | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
11:29 | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
11:10 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop layup (Cam Thomas assists) | 2-2 | |
11:04 | De'Aaron Fox offensive foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
11:04 | De'Aaron Fox turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:47 | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:47 | Kings defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 2-4 | |
10:18 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 4-4 | |
10:08 | Nic Claxton blocks Keegan Murray's two point layup | |||
10:08 | Kings offensive rebound | |||
9:56 | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point turnaround jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 4-6 | |
9:41 | Cam Thomas misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:39 | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | |||
9:32 | Domantas Sabonis turnover (3-second violation) | |||
9:05 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
9:03 | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | |||
9:01 | Nic Claxton misses two point driving layup | |||
8:59 | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | |||
8:56 | Domantas Sabonis misses two point running layup | |||
8:54 | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | |||
8:37 | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | |||
8:33 | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | |||
8:29 | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point running jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 4-9 | |
8:15 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving layup | |||
8:13 | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | |||
8:10 | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point running layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 4-11 | |
7:56 | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 7-11 | |
7:42 | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 7-14 | |
7:20 | Mikal Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:18 | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | |||
7:15 | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | |||
7:15 | Domantas Sabonis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:15 | Kings offensive rebound | |||
7:15 | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-15 | |
7:01 | Spencer Dinwiddie turnover (traveling) | |||
6:46 | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | |||
6:44 | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | |||
6:24 | Cameron Johnson misses two point driving layup | |||
6:22 | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | |||
6:19 | De'Aaron Fox misses three point running jump shot | |||
6:15 | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
6:11 | Kevin Huerter personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
6:11 | Kings 60 second timeout | |||
6:02 | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 10-15 | |
5:43 | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Keegan Murray assists) | 10-18 | |
5:19 | Cam Thomas misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:16 | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | |||
5:00 | Domantas Sabonis turnover (traveling) | |||
4:44 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | |||
4:41 | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | |||
4:34 | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 10-21 | |
4:19 | Kevin Huerter personal foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | |||
4:12 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving layup (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 12-21 | |
3:55 | Domantas Sabonis misses two point cutting finger roll layup | |||
3:54 | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | |||
3:32 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving layup | |||
3:29 | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | |||
3:26 | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | |||
3:24 | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | |||
3:16 | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | |||
3:16 | +1 | Royce O'Neale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-21 | |
3:16 | +1 | Royce O'Neale makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-21 | |
2:54 | Malik Monk misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
2:51 | Malik Monk offensive rebound | |||
2:50 | Nic Claxton blocks Malik Monk's two point driving layup | |||
2:50 | Kings offensive rebound | |||
2:50 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
2:39 | De'Aaron Fox misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:37 | JaVale McGee offensive rebound | |||
2:37 | JaVale McGee misses two point tip layup | |||
2:37 | Trendon Watford defensive rebound | |||
2:37 | JaVale McGee personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | |||
2:27 | Nic Claxton misses two point driving bank jump shot | |||
2:25 | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | |||
2:21 | Trendon Watford personal foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul) | |||
2:04 | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
2:04 | Kings offensive rebound | |||
2:04 | Trendon Watford personal foul (Loose ball) (Keegan Murray draws the foul) | |||
1:49 | JaVale McGee misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
1:49 | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | |||
1:49 | JaVale McGee personal foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul) | |||
1:49 | +1 | Trendon Watford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-21 | |
1:49 | +1 | Trendon Watford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-21 | |
1:29 | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-23 | |
1:11 | +2 | Trendon Watford makes two point floating jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 18-23 | |
1:11 | JaVale McGee defensive goaltending violation | |||
1:00 | De'Aaron Fox turnover (bad pass) (Trendon Watford steals) | |||
0:57 | Mikal Bridges turnover (traveling) | |||
0:45 | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 18-26 | |
0:34 | Mikal Bridges misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
0:31 | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | |||
0:21 | Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Keegan Murray's two point driving layup | |||
0:21 | Nets defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Royce O'Neale misses two point driving layup | |||
0:00 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:47 | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point pullup jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 18-29 | |
11:24 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving floating jump shot | 20-29 | |
11:24 | Sasha Vezenkov shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
11:24 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-29 | |
11:06 | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 21-32 | |
10:45 | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:43 | Sasha Vezenkov defensive rebound | |||
10:38 | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 21-35 | |
10:35 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
10:12 | Cam Thomas misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:07 | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | |||
10:07 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point tip layup | 23-35 | |
9:53 | Sasha Vezenkov misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:53 | JaVale McGee offensive rebound | |||
9:49 | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point jump shot (JaVale McGee assists) | 23-38 | |
9:35 | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 26-38 | |
9:24 | Malik Monk turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
9:07 | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point turnaround jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 28-38 | |
9:00 | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 28-41 | |
8:50 | Spencer Dinwiddie turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
8:37 | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup (Keon Ellis assists) | 28-43 | |
8:09 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point bank jump shot | |||
8:06 | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | |||
7:57 | Cam Thomas turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
7:47 | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | |||
7:45 | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | |||
7:40 | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
7:37 | Sasha Vezenkov defensive rebound | |||
7:31 | Sasha Vezenkov misses three point jump shot | |||
7:28 | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | |||
7:23 | Keon Ellis shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | |||
7:23 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:23 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
7:23 | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-43 | |
7:11 | Kevin Huerter misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:07 | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
7:00 | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point cutting dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 31-43 | |
6:50 | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 31-45 | |
6:36 | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 34-45 | |
6:18 | Domantas Sabonis turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
6:04 | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 36-45 | |
6:03 | Kings 60 second timeout | |||
5:45 | Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Domantas Sabonis's two point layup | |||
5:41 | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | |||
5:26 | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 38-45 | |
4:59 | Domantas Sabonis misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
4:56 | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
4:51 | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving floating jump shot | 40-45 | |
4:51 | Kevin Huerter shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul) | |||
4:51 | +1 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-45 | |
4:36 | Keegan Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
4:33 | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
4:17 | Harrison Barnes blocks Day'Ron Sharpe's two point layup | |||
4:13 | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | |||
4:02 | Harrison Barnes misses two point driving bank hook shot | |||
4:01 | Kings offensive rebound | |||
3:58 | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 41-47 | |
3:37 | Mikal Bridges misses two point cutting layup | |||
3:35 |