Kings rally from 15 down in the second quarter to beat Nets
DeMarcus Cousins had 40 points (21 in the third quarter) and 13 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-109.
The Kings trailed 54-39 with 2:38 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Nets 72-55 the rest of the way.
The Nets had the ball down 2 with 1.1 seconds left, but Rajon Rondo stole the ball from Wayne Ellington, lifting the Kings’ chance to win from 95% to 98%. A basket would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Nets 8-6. Ben McLemore scored 5 of the Kings’ 8 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Marco Belinelli had 2 steals.
Rondo had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, his third triple-double of the season. Rondo assisted on 7 of Cousins’ 13 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Jarrett Jack had 21 points (9 in the first quarter) and 12 assists.
Cousins fouled out.