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Cam Thomas scores 34 points and Nets beat Kings 108-103
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Cam Thomas scored 34 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Kings 108-103 on Sunday night in Nets coach Jordi Fernandez's return to Sacramento.
Fernandez served as the Kings’ associate coach the last two seasons under his mentor, Sacramento coach Mike Brown.
The Nets' 19-point first-half lead evaporated, but with the score tied at 88-all after three quarters, they held the Kings to 15 points in the fourth.
With the Nets up 107-102, neither team made a field goal in the last two minutes, with the Kings missing their last five attempts.
Thomas had nine points in the fourth.
De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 31 points.
Brooklyn was without starting guard Dennis Schroder (right ankle soreness), and forward Noah Clowney, who had 18 points, left the game in the fourth quarter with an apparent left ankle injury. Malik Monk (right ankle sprain) missed his seventh straight game for the Kings.
Nets: A young Nets team showed resilience in answering in the fourth quarter after blowing the lead. Brooklyn's bench outscored Sacramento's bench 44-9.
Kings: The Kings have made a habit of having to come back in games this season. Brown said before the game that while his team is resilient, he would like them to build on early leads by “hitting a single” rather than going for the “home run three.”
The Nets went on a 15-4 run after trailing 94-90 early in the fourth quarter. Cam Johnson and Jalen Wilson hit threes on consecutive possessions to give Brooklyn a 105-98 lead with four minutes left.
The Nets made a season-high 13 3-pointers in the first half and were 48.7% (19 of 39) in the game.
Both teams were on the front end of a back-to-back. The Kings host the Thunder on Monday night while the Nets will play at the Warriors.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nic Claxton vs. Domantas Sabonis (Ziaire Williams gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 | | Kevin Huerter shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 11:38 |  | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:38 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 11:16 | | Kevin Huerter turnover (bad pass) (Ben Simmons steals) | ||
| 11:00 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 5-0 |
| 10:51 | | Ziaire Williams shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 10:51 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-1 |
| 10:51 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-2 |
| 10:28 | | Cam Thomas turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:19 | | Ziaire Williams kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:11 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point cutting layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 5-4 |
| 9:59 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving bank jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:39 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 7-7 |
| 9:24 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point pullup jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 10-7 |
| 9:10 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:01 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:58 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Ben Simmons misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:33 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point running pullup jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 10-10 |
| 8:12 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | DeMar DeRozan offensive foul (Ben Simmons draws the foul) | ||
| 8:00 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Ziaire Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point putback layup | 12-10 |
| 7:23 | | Nic Claxton personal foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:15 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 12-13 |
| 6:56 | | +3 | Ziaire Williams makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 15-13 |
| 6:42 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point cutting layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 15-15 |
| 6:25 | | Nic Claxton misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Keegan Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:16 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Domantas Sabonis personal foul (Loose ball) (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:16 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 17-15 |
| 5:35 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point turnaround jump shot | 17-17 |
| 5:14 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point pullup jump shot | 20-17 |
| 4:54 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Colby Jones blocks Cam Thomas's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:37 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | +3 | Keon Ellis makes three point running jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 20-20 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point cutting layup (Cameron Johnson assists) | 22-20 |
| 3:54 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:54 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:39 | | +3 | Shake Milton makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 25-20 |
| 3:13 | | Trey Lyles turnover (lost ball) (Shake Milton steals) | ||
| 3:07 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 27-20 |
| 3:06 | | Cam Thomas technical foul | ||
| 3:06 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:06 | | Keon Ellis misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:06 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Cam Thomas shooting foul (Keegan Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 2:50 | | Keegan Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:50 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-21 |
| 2:25 | | Doug McDermott shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-21 |
| 2:25 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-21 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving floating jump shot | 29-23 |
| 2:01 | | Trendon Watford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point stepback jump shot | 29-25 |
| 1:26 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving reverse layup | 31-25 |
| 1:09 | | Noah Clowney shooting foul (Trey Lyles draws the foul) | ||
| 1:09 | | Trey Lyles misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:09 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Trey Lyles misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:07 | | Trendon Watford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Keegan Murray personal foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | Noah Clowney misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:38 | | Jalen Wilson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Keon Johnson assists) | 34-25 |
| 0:09 | | +3 | Keon Ellis makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 34-28 |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Keon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Wilson assists) | 37-28 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 11:45 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-29 |
| 11:45 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-30 |
| 11:31 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 40-30 |
| 11:14 | | Trey Lyles turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:03 | | +3 | Keon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 43-30 |
| 11:02 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:38 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Keon Johnson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:27 | | Colby Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Keegan Murray misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Trey Lyles shooting foul (Noah Clowney draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | +1 | Noah Clowney makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-30 |
| 10:01 | | +1 | Noah Clowney makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-30 |
| 9:49 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Jalen Wilson turnover (lost ball) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | ||
| 9:41 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:39 | | Keegan Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point tip layup | 45-32 |
| 9:29 | | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 48-32 |
| 9:14 | | Keon Johnson shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:14 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-33 |
| 9:01 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 48-35 |
| 8:30 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 51-35 |
| 8:11 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Noah Clowney blocks Keon Ellis's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 7:38 | | Keon Ellis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Colby Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Ben Simmons turnover (bad pass) (Colby Jones steals) | ||
| 7:27 | | Ben Simmons blocks Colby Jones's two point running layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point running jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 54-35 |
| 7:13 | | Mike Brown technical foul | ||
| 7:13 | | Cam Thomas misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:13 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Colby Jones assists) | 54-38 |
| 6:27 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Ziaire Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:21 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (lost ball) (Nic Claxton steals) | ||
| 6:07 | | Colby Jones shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-38 |
| 6:07 | | Cam Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:04 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Cam Thomas shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-39 |
| 5:51 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-40 |
| 5:39 | | Ziaire Williams turnover (bad pass) (Domantas Sabonis steals) | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting layup (Keegan Murray assists) | 55-42 |
| 5:31 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:19 | | Nic Claxton offensive foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | Nic Claxton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:09 | | Nic Claxton blocks Kevin Huerter's three point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Trendon Watford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Keegan Murray personal foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | Kevin Huerter shooting foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | Ziaire Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:42 | |