Nets ‘looking scary’ as forgotten sharpshooter explodes; gun’s insane 44-year first — NBA Wrap
Two powerhouses are beginning to work issues out after sluggish begins to the season.
Plus a gun posted an epic line that hasn’t been recorded since 1978.
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NETS MOVE TOWARDS .500 WITH ANOTHER WIN
After an indifferent start to the season, the Brooklyn Nets are starting to roll.
The Nets comfortably defeated the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday 111-97, marking their fourth win from their last six games.
Kevin Durant continued his brilliant form, scoring a game-high 31 points on 12-of-20 shooting with five rebounds and five assists, while Seth Curry dropped a season-high 29 points off the bench with seven three-pointers.
Curry went 7-of-10 from three-point range and scored the Nets first eight points of the final period and his three-pointer with 6:45 remaining pushed the Nets lead to nine points.
Brooklyn held the Blazers to 17 points in the fourth quarter and forced 13 turnovers.
Kyrie Irving added 22 points and Ben Simmons posted a bizarre line of two points on just three field attempts to go with 12 rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
The improved play from Curry and Simmons are arguably the most positive signs for Brooklyn as things start to click for Jacque Vaughn’s facet, who improved to 10-11 to edge nearer to .500.
“We kept using the word ‘aggressive,’” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn stated. “In any sort of timeout or gathering together, we were using the world ‘aggressive.’ We want to be the aggressors on every possession.”
Jerami Grant led the Blazers with 29 factors, stepping up once more as Damian Lillard remained sidelined with a calf pressure, as they fell to 11-9 amid a logjam of groups within the Western Conference.
WARRIORS SMASH WOLVES TO CONTINUE SURGE
Speaking of groups discovering type, the Golden State Warriors smashed the Minnesota Timberwolves 137-113 for his or her third-straight win and fifth from their final seven.
This one was determined within the first quarter, the place the scorching-hot Warriors put up 47 factors behind an explosion from Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins.
Curry completed with 25 factors, 11 rebounds advert eight assists, whereas Klay Thompson had 21 factors and 5 threes and Jordan Poole posted 24 factors off the bench.
Golden State is now 11-10 total and sitting ninth within the West, having bounced again from a 6-9 file.
Anthony Edwards scored 26 factors for the Wolves within the loss as they dropped their second-straight sport.
The Warriors will attempt to construct extra momentum on the street once they journey to Dallas for a Western Conference finals rematch on Wednesday.
“These are a good couple of games for us against good teams, playoff teams,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr stated of the problem.
ZUBAC RACKS UP 31 POINTS, 29 BOARDS TO JOIN NBA GREATS
The LA Clippers defeated the Indiana Pacers 114-110 behind an enormous 31-point, 29-round, three-block efficiency from Ivica Zubac.
With it, Zubac grew to become the third participant since 1973-74 (when blocked pictures had been first file) to have at the very least 31 factors, 29 boards and three swats in a single sport, with NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the final participant to realize the feat in 1978.
Zubac fouled out with 3:40 left within the sport to only fall wanting grabbing a thirtieth rebound, however his epic line nonetheless left the NBA world in awe.
The Clippers coasted to the win regardless of enjoying with out Kawhi Leonard (ankle) and Paul George (hamstring), enhancing to 12-9 on the season.
Jalen Smith posted a team-best 23 factors for the Pacers and Tyrese Haliburton tallied 15 factors and 11 assists.
Rick Carlisle’s crew is now 11-8 on the season, at present sitting fifth within the East.
MAVS FALL TO BUCKS
The Mavs will probably be seeking to rebound at dwelling after falling 124-115 to the Bucks in Milwaukee on Sunday.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 factors with 11 rebounds for the Bucks and Grayson Allen, who was an ideal seven-for-seven from three-point vary within the first half, added 25.
Luka Doncic scored 27 factors to guide Dallas, who suffered a fourth straight defeat.
CELTICS BREEZE PAST WIZARDS… EVEN WITH BIG OMISSION
It was no shock to see the league-leading Boston Celtics cruise to a 130-121 dwelling victory over the Washington Wizards.
Even with MVP candidate Jayson Tatum sidelined with a sore ankle, the Celtics offense was explosive. Boston related on 16 of 34 three-point makes an attempt and shot 55 % from the sphere total in a sport that was extra lopsided than the ultimate rating indicated.
Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 36 factors to guide seven Celtics gamers in double figures within the crew’s sixteenth win of the season.
JA PUTS ON A SHOW AT THE GARDEN
At Madison Square Garden, Memphis star Ja Morant thrived within the highlight, with a triple-double of 27 factors, 10 rebounds and 14 assists powering the Grizzlies to a 127-123 victory over the New York Knicks.
Morant rebounded his personal miss and made the put-back basket to place Memphis up 124-123 with 13.9 seconds remaining, and the Grizzlies — who had led by 12 early within the fourth quarter — sealed it with a string of free-throws.
ALL RESULTS
TRAIL BLAZERS 97 NETS 111
WARRIORS 137 TIMBERWOLVES 114
PACERS 100 CLIPPERS 114
HEAT 106 HAWKS 98
WIZARDS 121 CELTICS 130
CAVALIERS 102 PISTONS 94
GRIZZLIES 127 KNICKS 123
SIXERS 133 MAGIC 103
MAVERICKS 115 BUCKS 124
