Nets Stun Celtics For 5th Straight Win
Brook Lopez scored 20 points and the New Jersey Nets extended their longest winning streak in three years to five games with an 88-79 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.
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Brook Lopez scored 20 points and the New Jersey Nets extended their longest winning streak in three years to five games with an 88-79 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.
Brook Lopez and Jordan Farmar each scored 24 points, combining for all eight of New Jersey's in overtime, and the Nets rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 102-98 Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
Deron Williams will miss his second straight game Friday night while tending to the birth of his child when New Jersey hosts the Clippers.
Brook Lopez had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and made two made free throws with 3.3 seconds left as the New Jersey Nets beat the Golden State Warriors 94-90 on Wednesday night for their first three-game winning streak in two years.
The Warriors seek their seventh win in a row over the Nets and third straight in New Jersey on Wednesday night.
Outlaw scored the final eight points for New Jersey in a 137-136 triple overtime win Saturday night that gave the Nets a sweep of their two games in London.
Fans are noticing signs of a crosstown rivalry with the Knicks and Nets that they hope could echo the halcyon days when the Dodgers perennially battled the Giants for baseball's National League pennant.
On Friday afternoon, Deron Williams and the Nets will take the court against the Toronto Raptors at London's O2 Arena. The teams will play again Saturday night.
Nets point guard Deron Williams says he will play despite a hand injury against the Raptors on Friday in the NBA's first regular-season game in Europe.
The NBA believes it can get to Europe someday, but in the meantime there's building to do. The next phase comes this week, when the Nets and Raptors the play league's first regular-season games in Europe.
Deron Williams, who has been slowed by a bruised left hand and sore right wrist, didn't practice Wednesday and doesn't know whether he'll be able to hit the court for the Nets against the Raptors in London.
The Nets, who spent years playing in the shadow of the Big Apple and the Knicks, are on a mission to become the face of the league outside the United States, the team cheered for by millions of fans all over Europe, Asia and Africa.
Channing Frye hit a 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds to play in overtime and the Phoenix Suns spoiled Deron Williams' home debut for the Nets with a 104-103 victory over New Jersey on Monday night.
Making his home debut with his new club, Deron Williams looks to help the Nets avoid a sixth consecutive loss while hoping for some rare success against the Suns.
New York hoops hasn't been this entertaining in a while. But owners point to Carmelo Anthony's move from Denver to New York, and Deron Williams from Utah to New Jersey as proof the league needs a hard salary cap to stem the exodus of stars from small-market teams to big ones.
