The Brooklyn Nets stood no chance when they entered the Golden 1 Center to face the Sacramento Kings, as the Kings absolutely crushed Brooklyn with a 121-153 win. This is one of the most one-sided games of the season as Sacramento dominated the game from the opening tip right up until the end.
Fans of both teams were stunned by what happened in the game. Brooklyn had a hot streak under new coach Jacque Vaughn that simmered out as quickly as it started, as the team is now 6-9 on the season. The Kings improved their record to finally go above .500 after a very rough start to the season.
The Nets are officially “Dead Bird Tall Grass” first they lost to the Lakers and tonight they gave up 150!!! To all the Nets fans out there I would like to send my condolences. Carry on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) November 16, 2022
Final score:
Kings — 153
Nets — 121
The most points by any team this season. pic.twitter.com/j7QwVxvlh8
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 16, 2022
Steve Nash watching the Nets get cooked by the Kings pic.twitter.com/3KrvqiO7dZ
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) November 16, 2022
Kings to the Nets this quarter
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— Tęrräñøvå (Baseball Guy) (@TerranovaNoah) November 16, 2022
If you’re looking for a positive from this game: Ben Simmons has reached double figures for the first time this season.
I’d say this is his most aggressive game as a Net.
— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) November 16, 2022
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Kings are up 35 against the Nets pic.twitter.com/JnOYSmskNw
— mezie fan (@Kings_Insight) November 16, 2022
Kevin Durant with the Nets pic.twitter.com/GXOidzHasd
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) November 16, 2022
Yeah, ask for a trade again my guy @KDTrey5
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) November 16, 2022
After switching teams not once but twice Durant might finish the latter part of his better years on a team that he despises. Because all of the flaws that the Nets have right now are the exact same reason why he left OKC
— LegendOfWinning (@LegendOfWinning) November 16, 2022
Sacramento Kings rn pic.twitter.com/Pl8icSEgKB
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 16, 2022
The Sacramento Kings in the last 10 days… pic.twitter.com/416ifZQ6hq
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) November 16, 2022
A national TV audience is seeing the Kings playing as well as any team has played this season. Suffocating defense, crisp ball movement, drilling open 3s.
Guys, this team is GOOD. And should be on national TV way more.
— Alex Kramers (@alexkramers) November 16, 2022
Kings fans bout to be RUTHLESS if this team is good.
— Deuce Mason (@DeuceMason) November 16, 2022
You don’t know what we’ve been through, Twitter! This is our damn year and we’re putting it in display! Tomorrow everyone will be talking about the Kings but just know we’ve been believing in the #BeamTeam
— Kevin Fippin (@kfippin) November 16, 2022
Kevin Durant led the team with 27 points while Ben Simmons had a game with double-digit points, as he scored 11 in 20 minutes of action. A balanced attack from Sacramento saw 7 players score in double-digits as they won this game comfortably.
Can The Brooklyn Nets Compete This Season?
After Kevin Durant’s summer trade request and reconciliation, many people were worried that the Nets were close to imploding and wouldn’t have a good season. Their front office moves indicated they want to keep contending and accumulated win-now wings to put around KD. Needless to say, it hasn’t worked so far.
There aren’t many avenues for the Nets to make improvements to the roster. They can’t play Nicolas Claxton and Ben Simmons on the court together, while players like Joe Harris and Royce O’Neale are plagued with extreme inconsistency.
The Nets were going to make this a final hurrah for this iteration of the team as Kyrie Irving’s contract will be expiring and he is unlikely to return. With the Nets already missing Kyrie because of a suspension, the team might be better off bringing their chips back into their hand by trading their stars for rebuilding assets.
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