What. A. Win. Caris LeVert continues to solidify his status as a star on the rise as the Nets extended their winning streak to three. It was a back and forth game down the stretch but ultimately Brooklyn got the win thanks to an all-around team effort. Denver is one of the league’s hottest teams and has a formidable home arena advantage. To Net the win against such a highly favored opponent will give the Nets all the confidence going forward.
Here’s a running commentary of how it all went down.
1st Quarter:
- Just noticed that Dudley is 6’7 starting st the four whole LeVert is the same height starting at the two
- First two shots made: 2 threes, one by LeVert, one by Russell
- Make that 3, this time Dudley making the shot
- Now Harris getting in on the action, Nets 4/7 from the perimeter after 3 mins
- All 15 of the Nets points are from range after Russell’s second
- Harris makes it six
- D’Lo makes the Nets first two, a floater from just outside the paint
- Nets forcing some turnovers early
- The offensive philosophy of attacking the paint and perimeter is working early
- DeMarre inserted for his first minutes of the season with 3.23 left
- He looks rusty early as expected
- Makes up for it with a nice floater for the final points of the quarter
2nd Quarter:
- Rondae hits a three! His first of the season
- Dinwiddie is so good at attacking the basket
- Is AC back? Has hit two threes so far early in the 2nd
- Dinwiddie’s shot selection from the perimeter has been questionable, 0-4 so far from the area
- Brooklyn’s transition defense has been solid early on
- Keeping the turnovers to a reasonable number (4) and forced 11 from Denver
- Jarrett Allen is a wonderful rim protector
- Nets have gone cold from three, 2/10 in the second but have still distributed the ball splendidly
Per #NetsPR:
The Nets have dished out 17 assists on 20 made field goals in the 1st half.
The 17 assists mark Brooklyn’s most in an opening half this season.#BKNvatDEN 11-9-18#WeGoHard
— NetsRepublic.com ? (@NetsRepublic) November 10, 2018
End of 1H: BKN 55-47 DEN.
Not liking that Rebounds number by #Nets.#BKNvatDEN 11-9-18#WeGoHard pic.twitter.com/LcUtsfqLEr
— NetsRepublic.com ? (@NetsRepublic) November 10, 2018
3rd Quarter:
- Lovely crossover and floater by Russell to kick off the 3rd
- Allen has 5 blocks and there’s still over 20 mins of game time remaining
Per #NetsPR:
Jarrett Allen has matched his career-high with 5 blocks, previously done on 4/5/18 at Milwaukee.#BKNvatDEN 11-9-18#WeGoHard
— NetsRepublic.com ? (@NetsRepublic) November 10, 2018
- Kenny gives away a tech after the obvious no call on D’Lo being hit
- Jarrett misses his second dunk of the evening
- Caris called for the tech this time after arguing a no call
- Nets need to start making their shots from the charity stripe
- Brooklyn’s offense has stagnated somewhat but they’ve still been aggressive in getting themselves into the bonus with nearly 6 minutes left
- Napier still hasn’t seen any time late in the third
Interested to hear why Shabazz Napier hasn’t seen the floor tonight. He’s averaging 7 points in 15 minutes per game.
Kenny Atkinson must not like the matchup. #Nets
— Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) November 10, 2018
- Denver steals the lead for the first time on the back of a Jokic bucket, 68-67
- Not hitting threes has seriously hurt, Nets have missed their last 12
- Jokic is bodying our bigs down low, forcing the officials to make the call
- DeMarre hits his first three if the night, desperately needed
- Spencer with the heaavvvveeeeee
. @SDinwiddie_25 from halfcourt at the buzzer ?? #Nets pic.twitter.com/657tFD3PcO
— Nick Fay (@OTG_NICK) November 10, 2018
4th Quarter:
- Davis could out with 11 remaining in the contest playing 16 minutes for the game
- Allen makes the slam this time!
Dinwiddie hitting Allen for the SLAM ???? #Nets pic.twitter.com/KpwnoWqszj
— Nick Fay (@OTG_NICK) November 10, 2018
- Dinwiddie is getting to the line at will
- Harris with the hustle on the offensive glass then converting the and 1 play
This is definitely Beef Jerky Joe ? pic.twitter.com/9GUjPC7C34
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) November 10, 2018
- D’Lo earns himself an and 1 play attacking the hole
- 2 crucial misses at the line for Allen
- Russell called bank!
- Allen with maybe the strongest play of his young career
AIR ALLEN@_bigjayy_ | #WeGoHard pic.twitter.com/d8NiDIemIu
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) November 10, 2018
- So. Many. Free throws
- Tied with 30 seconds left after the Allen dunk
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GAME-WINNER. @CarisLeVert. #WeGoHard pic.twitter.com/Btz2ljJTZA
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) November 10, 2018
Watch out for Caris and the crew Golden State…