The Nets got back on the winners list with a classy 135-130 win over the 2nd placed Denver Nuggets. It was an offensive masterclass for the most part, with the ball moving and shots from the perimeter falling at a heavy rate. Here’s how the game went down.
1st Quarter:
- An 8-0 start for Denver isn’t ideal
- First bucket for Brooklyn is an and one chance for Allen
- Sleek pick and roll play from Jarrett Allen and D’Angelo Russell
- Make that a 16-5 start
- Treveon Graham hitting the corner was much needed to say the least
- Silky spin move from Allen for the basket
- Another gem of a pass from Russell to Allen
- DeMarre Carroll hits his first bucket of the evening
- Heck of a step through from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
- Shabazz Napier hits the three as the Nuggets lead is cut to 7
- D’Angelo Russell hits the fadeaway
- Pretty fake from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
- Okay D’Lo
- Nets down 35-30 at the first break
2nd Quarter:
- Welcome back Allen Crabbe
- Treveon Graham hits his second triple giving the Nets their first lead of the night
- D’Angelo Russell’s pull-up three is money
- Make that two pull-up threes for D’Lo
- The second basket of the night for Crabbe is a mid-range two
- Smooth drive from Joe Harris
- Napier nails the three
- Holy moly what a play from Shabazz Napier
- Air Allen is clear for lift off
- An insane reverse finish from Joe Harris around the rim
- Backs it up with a three-over Jokic
- Bang bang bang goes Joey!
- Rodions Kurucs with the block!
- Nets finish the first half with a 72-60 lead
3rd Quarter:
- Strong Kurucs drive leads to an and one
- Russell hits the three over the Joker
- D’Lo is feeling it from three
- 3’Angelo Russell
- Nice to see Rodions hit the three
- Well that was something from Russell
- Kurucs in the open court is lethal
- Nuggets 7-0 run cuts the lead back to 14 for Brooklyn
- Jarrett Allen block alert
- Nice move by Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
- Special pass from Napier to Jarrett Allen down low
- Joey Buckets nails the three off the feed from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
- Nifty finish around the rim from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
- Rack attack from Rondae off the D’Lo feed
- Brooklyn holds a 108-87 lead to end the third
4th Quarter:
- Russell is feeling it from the arc
- Graham backs it up with one himself
- Graham hits it again from the perimeter!
- Strong roll from Davis
- Good penetration and finish from Graham on the floater
- Smooth move by Harris driving to the rim
- 7-0 run from Denver cuts the Brooklyn lead to 12
- A timely bucket from Carroll from the corner
- Smooth penetration from Harris as he drives to the rim with purpose
- Good answer from Russell at the elbow on the offensive end
- Wonderful clock recognition and poise from Napier as he feeds the cut from Rondae
- Nets close it out for a 135-130 win