On December 12, a high-profile NBA regular season game was held in the evening of Beijing time, and the Sacramento Kings and the Brooklyn Nets had a fierce matchup at home. In the end, the Kings won 131-118 with a solid performance to claim an important victory.
Kings player Fox was particularly eye-catching, scoring a game-high 29 points, along with three rebounds and eight assists. Kings rookie Murray also showed great offensive prowess, contributing 24 points, three rebounds and three assists. However, the most striking performance came from Kings veteran Sabonis, who scored 15 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists, and almost achieved a triple-double.
In contrast, the Nets have not been as good as they could have been. While Bridges, Dinwiddie and Thomas all scored more than 18 points, the overall offense didn't form a consistent rhythm. Johnson, who had been performing well before, only scored 15 points in this game and could not play at his usual level.
Once the game began, the Kings got into the groove and opened with a wave of offense to earn an 11-point advantage. Although the Nets were on tight late in the first quarter, the Kings maintained the lead and ended the first quarter with a 26-18 lead. The Kings were still in good shape in the second quarter, extending their advantage to 15 points at one point, but the Nets fought back quickly and narrowed their deficit to four points. However, the Kings maintained their offensive rhythm in the latter stages of the quarter, steadily extending their advantage and pulling the score away again. By the end of the second quarter, the Kings had a 54-48 lead.
In the second half of the game, the Kings still felt good, Fox, Murray and Monk hit consecutive three-pointers, a wave of offense to play a 15-point advantage, and the Nets followed the score in the latter part of the quarter. The Kings' Fox had a particularly good quarter, contributing 14 points, including two three-pointers. By the end of the third quarter, the Kings were leading 98-85. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Kings did not feel good, and the difference between the two sides narrowed to 6 points. However, as the game progressed, the Kings gradually got into the groove and unleashed another wave of offense to extend the advantage to 21 points. Although the Nets were on tight trail late in the quarter, the Kings managed to win the game.
This match is not only a battle between two teams, but also a duel between two players. Among them, Kings player Fox and Nets player Bridges both had excellent performances, scoring 29 and 22 points respectively. In the end, though, it was the Kings who won for their 10th win of the season.
Overall, the overall performance of the Kings in this game was stable, and the offensive end played well, with more than 90% of the points scored by the starting five tigers. The Nets, on the other hand, did not perform well, and their offensive rhythm was not stable enough, and they could only accept the result of defeat in the end.
Looking back on this game, both the individual performance of the players and the overall tactical coordination are full of highlights. I believe that the wonderful moments of this game will also become a hot topic in the NBA this season.