Bench Leads Nets Past Kings

Brooklyn Nets vs. Sacramento Kings Post Game Recap 11/18

The Brooklyn Nets were able to start their three game west coast trip with a win against the Kings beating them 99-90 despite the Nets starting five playing pretty poorly for the most part.

Deron Williams even though being banged up was one of the starters who actually played well against the Kings, as Deron filled out a nice stat sheet with 14 points, 10 assists, and five rebounds, but didn’t shoot it well from the field only going 4 for 12.

The other part of Brooklyn’s backcourt Joe Johnson had his worst game of the season thus far going a horrendous 1 for 10 from the field only scoring 10 points.

In the match-up of two young centers Brook Lopez was outplayed by DeMarcus Cousins, as Lopez only had 13 points on 5 for 14 shooting with five rebounds compared to Cousins who had 29 points on 12 for 21 shooting with seven rebounds.

Gerald Wallace made his return to the lineup after missing six games with a sprained ankle, but didn’t do much in his return only getting four points to go along with his four turnovers.

The Nets bench left its mark on this game with three great games from Andray Blatche, MarShon Brooks, and C.J. Watson. Blatche lead the Nets in scoring having a remarkable game scoring 22 points on 11 for 12 shooting. The backcourt combo of Brooks, and Watson both also scored very well scoring a combined 27 points on 9 for 15 shooting, as the bench unit was the real difference in the game.

The Nets next game will be against the Lakers in the Staples Center, as they will be facing the man that they most coveted in the off-season Dwight Howard.