For the better part of three quarters, it was as if the Nets and Kings were looking into a mirror and matching each other in terms of pace and 3-point shooting. Both came into the game on hot streaks, but it was the Nets who stayed that way in a 123-94 victory that was highlighted by a 31-point, eight-assist effort by D'Angelo Russell on Martin Luther King Day at Barclays Center.
Earlier in the day, Russell was named Eastern Conference player of the week, coming off the Nets' 3-0 week in which he averaged 28.0 points and 7.0 assists. Russell had a 7-for-14 performance from 3-point range as the Nets (25-23) won their fourth straight game and sixth straight at home. They also got 19 points from Joe Harris and 16 from Rodions Kurucs.
The Kings (24-23) were topped by 22 points from Bogdan Bogdanovic, but they were held to just 34 points in the second half.
