The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Sacramento Kings 123-121.

I cannot believe what just happened. The Nets were down 25 entering the 4th quarter. 25!!!!!! Then D’Angelo Russell went unconscious. Dlo dropped 27 points alone in the 4th quarter, and set a new career high of 44. The game was all tied with 5.9 seconds to go when the unlikely hero of RHJ hit the game winner. The lineup of D’Angelo Russell, Treveon Graham, Rodions Kurucs, Jared Dudley, and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson played the entire 4th quarter, and willed the Nets back. This is the best comeback win in the NBA this season. Let me start from the beginning. The Nets came out of the gates flat. Brooklyn was out rebounded, and destroyed by Marvin Bagley. Brooklyn was outscored 38-25 in the first, and more of the same continued in the second quarter. Brooklyn showed some life at the end of the second quarter, and actually outscored Sacramento 33-28 to take an 8 point deficit into halftime. The third quarter was an absolute disaster. Brooklyn surrendered a 15-0 run to start the third, and saw themselves down as many as 28 points. I will not lie I stopped watching during the 3rd. Brooklyn looked like they were ready to give up, as they were outscored 37-20 in the quarter. It was by far the worst quarter the Nets have played all season. Then you know the drill, D’Angelo Russell led the Nets to an improbable comeback win. Brooklyn outscored the Kings 45-18 in the 4th quarter. 45-18!!!! This was by far the Nets best win of the season. I was worried that the Nets might not make the playoffs because of how bad they were playing in the third quarter. The Nets are fully back. I will also not be able to sleep tonight. For Nets fans reading this tomorrow morning, you should’ve stayed up. You can always show up to work/school tired, but you can never get the thrill of watching D’Angelo Russell become unconscious live in action.

The Nets were led by perennial all star D’Angelo Russell who finished with a career high 44 points and 12 assists on 17-33 shooting. Give Dlo all the money. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had an awesome game, finishing with 14 points and 5 rebounds on 6-7 shooting. RHJ hit the game winning shot, and his heroic performance should earn him a spot back in the rotation. RHJ has never gotten down and become a bad teammate while he was benched, and the basketball gods looked out for him tonight. Lastly, Jarrett Allen (13 points and 7 rebounds) and Jared Dudley (6 points including the go ahead 3 with under a minute to go) chipped in solid games for the Nets.

Sacramento was led by the rookie-sophomore duo of Marvin Bagley and De’Aaron Fox. Bagley was dominant, finishing with 28 points and 7 rebounds on 12-15 shooting. Bagley was unstoppable in the first half, as he hit his first 7 shots, and was a beast all night long. De’Aaron Fox has another very good game, finishing with 27 points and 9 assists on 10-20 shooting. Fox and Bagley will form a very nice duo in the western conference the next few years. Lastly, Harrison Barnes (17 points and 7 rebounds) and Nemanja Bjelica (14 points and 10 rebounds) were factors for the Kings tonight. This loss likely ends all playoff aspirations the Kings had, and will certainly be a game they will he thinking about all offseason. This was an absolute heartbreaker for Sacramento.

What’s Next?

Brooklyn travels to LA to take on the Lakers on Friday, while the Kings remain home to play the Mavericks on Thursday.

#WeGoHard !!!!