Brooklyn returned to the win column with five different players hitting double figures in scoring.
The Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings became a battle of who improves NBA Draft positioning.
The Nets, however, chose to improve inside Barclays Center and put an end to their long losing streak.
Brooklyn snapped a 10-game slide with a 116-99 rout of the visiting Kings. Which also impacts the Nets' draft probability in landing the top pick come June.
Brooklyn now holds the third-best odds to claim No. 1 thanks to the win. Of course, the lottery system could swing toward the Kings even with both teams impacted by the upcoming proposals designed to circumvent tanking.
But for the Nets, they witnessed some of their best production off the bench. Brooklyn also exploded to an early 31-18 lead in the first quarter.
Ochai Agbaji dropped 18 points in reserve duty. Which he hit in 25 total minutes on the floor. He was the only reserve to hit that output.
Brooklyn still witnessed four other players surpass the double-digit mark.
Rookie Nolan Traore dropped 17 points in 30 minutes. Fellow rookie Drake Powell jumped in on the scoring act by hitting 16. Noah Clowney, who has been battling late season ailments, chipped in 15 points.
Nic Claxton provided 10 points for the starting crew of the Nets. He and Clowney tied for seven rebounds each.
Ben Saraf delivered stellar bench production too; scoring eight points but also leading the way with eight rebounds.
Tyson Etienne handed Brooklyn additional points as a reserve in delivering nine. Malachi Smith hit seven points while Chaney Johnson and E.J. Liddell scored four points apiece.
Sacramento became led by Devin Carter, who dropped 20 points. Rookie Nique Clifford handed the Kings their second-scorer option on the east coast, delivering 17 points. Precious Achiuwa handed Sacramento 16 points. Maxime Raynaud continued his strong March run by scoring 13 points.
Three different Kings players tied for the lead in rebounds: Carter, Raynaud and Achiuwa.
Brooklyn still blew the game open with a 23-7 run during the second quarter. The Nets now improve to 18-57 overall, with the losses now matching what the Kings have.
Sacramento now drops to 19-57 overall but a dismal 6-32 in games played away from the Golden 1 Center in Downtown Sacramento.
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