By losing to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, the Sacramento Kings dropped to 8-8 early into the 2024-25 season. The offseason addition of six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan gave fans high hopes heading into the new year, but most have been let down after 16 games.

The Sacramento Kings nearly overcame a 19-point deficit, but they came up short despite a 31-point game by De’Aaron Fox.

Brooklyn's bench came up huge in this game as the Nets' second unit outscored Sacramento's bench unit 44-9, thanks to Clowney's 18 points and Shake Milton's 10 points off the pine. Here are three Nets takeaways from Sunday's win at the Kings: