Is there any doubt that this New Jersey Nets team is drastically different from last season's version?
For the second game in a row, New Jersey found itself down late in the fourth quarter and pulled out a victory.
The Nets were smoking early in the game, shooting 59.4 percent in the first half, led by Brook Lopez's 19 points and Devin Harris' six assists in the first 24 minutes.
With just over three minutes left in the second quarter, New Jersey led by 18, but went cold for a while after that.
By halftime Sacramento cut the lead to eight and after three quarters the Kings led 77-76.
New Jersey had a dreadful third quarter; hitting just 4-of-14 shots and scoring all of just 15 points.
Sacramento, on the other hand, scored 24 while putting up 23 shots and connecting on 10 of them.
In the fourth, the Kings made shots at about the same rate, 9-of-21, but the Nets were able to hit a much higher percentage of their shots, going 8-for-13, or 61.5 percent.
For the game New Jersey made 52.5 percent of their attempts.
The emphasis the team placed on acquiring shooters has paid off so ...
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Article written by Ryan Comstock
Kings-Nets: New Jersey Comes Up Big Late, Winning 106-100
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