Wowee what a finish. Thanks to some heroics from D’Angelo Russell and DeMarre Carroll the Nets were able to grind out the win. They head into the All-Star break one game over .500. Here’s how they got the win.
1st Quarter:
- Caris and Rondae starting in place of the injured Kurucs and Graham
- Joe Harris kicks off scoring with a corner three
- And another
- Rondae goes coast to coast off the defensive rebound
- Few early turnovers, gotta be tighter on that end
- RHJ earns the and one on the jerky jerky play
- Allen finishes the stuff off the LeVert feed
- Allen denies Sexton!
- Make that a third three for Harris
- Sensational lob from Napier to Harris on the cut
- Great pocket pass from Napier to Davis
- 5 turnovers with a few minutes left in the quarter
- Smooth drive from Russell
- Crabbe nails the trey
- Davis with the emphatic block down low on Chriss
- Backed up by another three for Crabbe!
- 8-0 run gives the Nets the lead
- End of the first and the Nets have a 30-29 lead
2nd Quarter:
- 8-0 run for the Cavs give them an 11 point lead
- Carroll hits the much needed three, the first field goal of the quarter after over 4 minutes
- Napier hits the lightly contested three
- Comfortable push shot from LeVert
- Open corner three from Harris
- Nice little lefty hook from Allen
- Strong finish from LeVert through contact
- Crafty finish around the rim from LeVert
- Great chemistry down low from Caris and Jarrett
- Superb attack from Carroll to get a last second bucket before the buzzer
- Nets down 55-58 at the half
3rd Quarter:
- Allen rejects Zizic!
- Allen lays in off the Russell feed
- LeVert hits the three
- Carroll’s three came at a perfect time
- Napier’s three keeps the deficit to single digits
- Davis follows his own miss for the put back
- Sleek and one play from Carroll
- Mid ranger from Shabazz
- Rainbow three from D’Lo
- Two straight threes from Russell gives the Nets the lead
- All tied up at 84 to end the third
4th Quarter:
- Russell’s floater gets the first bucket of the final quarter for the Nets
- Top of the break three for LeVert
- Strongggg finish inside the paint from Rondae through contact
- Heck of a finish, again, on the inside from RHJ
- Rondae is feasting inside the paint
- That’s another bucket for Hollis-Jefferson
- Joe Harris earns a 3-point play the old fashioned way
- Highhhhh off the glass for Rondae
- Smooth fake and even better finishing on the layup from Russell
- And we’re heading to OT tied at 109
1st OT:
- Over two mins and still no score for either team
- Russell with the deep three
- Another clutch bucket from D’Lo
- Important free throws there from Russell
- Now we’re heading to 2OT
2nd OT:
- Crabbe kicks scoring off with a lefty layup
- Wonderful step through from Joe Harris to give the Nets a 1-point lead
- Holy moly, DeMarre Carroll with an insane three to take it to 3OT
3rd OT:
- The pullup for Russell gives Brooklyn the early lead
- Nifty flip by Russell
- 3Angelo Russell
- Russell is feelin’ it!
- Another bucket from D’Lo
- Ice in his veins!