Cam Thomas scored 34 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Kings 108-103 in Nets coach Jordi Fernandez's return to Sacramento.

Cam Thomas knew his turnovers cost the Brooklyn Nets down the stretch of Friday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. The fourth-year guard responded on Sunday with one of his best performances of the season.

Jordi Fernández’s return to Sacramento looked like it was going to be barn-burner before evolving into a defensive slug-fest down the stretch. But the Nets hung tough anyway.

Nets coach Jordi Fernandez going back to Sacramento to play the Kings and Mike Brown wasn’t just facing a mentor: It was facing family. Brown didn’t take it easy on his protégé Sunday, and Fernandez wouldn’t have wanted him to.

Mentor faced pupil for the first time in Sacramento on Sunday when Jordi Fernandez’s Brooklyn Nets played Mike Brown's Sacramento Kings.

This game marks the return of Brooklyn's head coach, Jordi Fernandez, to Sacramento. Fernandez was an assistant on the Kings' staff before taking the Nets' head coaching job in April of this year.

And not only did Tyrese Maxey erupt, but the duo showed their own organization (and the league) that this backcourt could be special for years to come. The talented young core combined for 56 points and hit eight straight shots late to lead Philly past Brooklyn 113-98.

Desperate for a win following a disappointing loss to a banged-up Philadelphia 76ers team, the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Sacramento Kings 108-103 in Head Coach Jordi Fernandez's return to the franchise he spent two seasons with.

Fernandez picked up more from other mentors like legendary Spanish national team coach Sergio Scariolo and Nuggets coach Michael Malone, who gave him his first assistant job in 2016. But his relationship with Brown was one of his most helpful in learning how to be a better coach.