Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 22 rebounds and 10 assists in his seventh triple-double of the season, De’Aaron Fox scored 30 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-93 on Monday night.
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De'Aaron Fox scored 16 of his 30 points in the third quarter Monday night as the Sacramento Kings erased a nine-point deficit and pulled away down the stretch for a 110-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York.
Fox immediately supplants Jimmy Butler atop the list of available game-changers, and Brooklyn sees the Kings guard as a trade target — though sources tell The Post that Giannis Antetokounmpo is still the ultimate prize.
Through three quarters, the Nets trail the Kings just 80-78, but the fourth quarter saw Sacramento open up a 13-point lead with 4:05 left to play, essentially sealing the game for the Kings. Here are the Nets player grades following Monday's loss to the Kings:
Could De’Aaron Fox reunite with Jordi Fernandez in Brooklyn? ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Tuesday that the Sacramento Kings could potentially trade the All-Star guard ahead of the NBA’s Feb. 6 trade deadline.
In recent months, the Brooklyn Nets have been tied to a number of stars in hopes of landing a big fish as it coasts into a new era. On Tuesday, ESPN’s Shams Cha
After winning eight of their previous nine games, the Kings have lost two in a row. Most recently they were smacked Saturday by the Knicks, 143-120. Sacramento has allowed 275 points in the two losses. The Nets have lost six straight and have dropped to 12 th in the Eastern Conference. They own the sixth-worst record in the NBA.
With the NBA trade deadline just days away, analysts and fans are wondering which teams will make big moves and which will stay mostly the same. Speaking on “UNSPORTSMANLIKE Radio,” Evan Cohen listed the top five teams that need to make moves before next week’s deadline.
The Denver Nuggets are 28-19 after three straight losses on their current five-game road trip. Currently sitting at fourth place in the Western Conference, the Nuggets have mostly bounced back from an inconsistent start to the season, though weaknesses on defense continue to show.
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