Despite shooting 50 percent from the field and forcing 22 Nets turnovers, the Kings allowed their opposition to shoot 56 percent from the field, including 18-of-28 from the three-point line (64 percent).
Trailing by just four at halftime, a 38-24 third quarter ballooned the purple and black’s deficit to 18. In the third frame, Donald Sloan, Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young combined for 33 points on 13-of-15 shooting, as Brooklyn shot 65 percent overall in the quarter.
Sacramento outscored Brooklyn by nine points in the fourth quarter, but its comeback effort wasn’t enough, falling by nine to start the four-game road trip.