ince Carter scored 29 points, Yi Jianlian added 22 points and a season-high 13 rebounds and the New Jersey Nets handed the Sacramento Kings their 11th straight road loss, 98-90 on Monday night.
Jarvis Hayes had a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4:53 to play as the Nets won consecutive games at home for the first time this season. New Jersey won despite playing the second half without point guard Devin Harris, who aggravated a hamstring injury before the break.
Kevin Martin, who scored 45 on Saturday night, had 36 points for the woeful Kings (8-27). The reserve scored 11 in the second half, when he was 3-of-12 from the field.
New Jersey cut a 12-point deficit to two after three quarters as Yi had 10 in the third and Carter added nine.
The game remained tight most of the final quarter with the Kings taking their final lead at 82-81 on a rebound follow by Brad Miller with 5:11 to go. Hayes put New Jersey ahead on the next possession with a 3-pointer from deep in the right corner.
The teams got a little sloppy over the next minute when Martin was blocked by Josh Boone, Hayes missed a layup and John Salmons couldn't convert a jumper.
Carter then took over. He got the ball at the top of the key and drove the lane for a dunk to make it 86-82. He was fouled on the play but missed the free throw. Boone got the rebound and sent it back to Carter for a 3-pointer that put the game away.
Hayes, a reserve, finished with 12 points.
Harris, who hurt his right hamstring on Friday night and sat out Saturday night's game against Miami, had four points and seven assists in 18 minutes.
Former Rider star Jason Thompson added 12 points for Sacramento, and Francisco Garcia finished with 10.
Martin was spectacular in the first half, scoring 25 points in just under 17 minutes. He hit eight of nine shots from the field and all four of his 3-pointers. He almost outscored the Nets single-handedly in the second quarter with his 17 points falling three shy of New Jersey's total.
His big period, however, helped the Kings outscore New Jersey by 17 and take a 55-43 lead at the half.
