Russell Matches Career High As Nets Beat Magic, 117-115
D'Angelo Russell matched his career high with 40 points and the Brooklyn Nets came back from a 21-point deficit to beat the Orlando Magic 117-115 on Friday night.
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D'Angelo Russell matched his career high with 40 points and the Brooklyn Nets came back from a 21-point deficit to beat the Orlando Magic 117-115 on Friday night.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and overtime and the Brooklyn Nets spoiled James Harden's 58-point night.
D'Angelo Russell scored 18 of his 34 points in the third quarter and the Brooklyn Nets ended a 10-game losing streak to Boston
D'Angelo Russell led Brooklyn with 24 points. Shabazz Napier added 15 points, and Jarrett Allen had 12 rebounds.
They yielded 46 points in the first 15 minutes, then held the Hawks to 37 points over the next 25 minutes.
Kyrie Irving scored 17 points to lead eight players in double figures as the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 116-95.
D'Angelo Russell is on a roll, and so are the Brooklyn Nets.
Brooklyn won for the 11th time in 14 games and avenged a 131-125 double-overtime loss to Memphis on Nov. 30.
The Nets made nine of their first 15 3-point attempts during their highest-scoring first half at home since getting 75 against Golden State on Feb. 19, 2002.
Antetokounmpo had his third triple-double of the season with 31 points , 10 rebounds and 10 assists, while Khris Middleton scored 29 points, despite a quad injury.
D'Angelo Russell scored 33 points on 13-of-24 shooting for the Nets, who lost for only the second time in the last 11 games.
Though we have not seen a trophy lifted in this town since the Giants won Super Bowl XLVI after the 2010 season, there were plenty of intriguing stories over the last 12 months.
Spencer Dinwiddie had 37 points and 11 assists for the Nets, who won for the ninth time in 10 games.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points, D'Angelo Russell had 18 points, eight assists and six rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the weary Phoenix Suns 111-103 on Sunday night.
Rookie Rodions Kurucs scored a season-high 26 points for Brooklyn, and DeMarre Carroll added 16.
