Nets Rip Bulls For Third Straight Victory
D'Angelo Russell is on a roll, and so are the Brooklyn Nets.
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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.
Just two weeks ago, a lottery appearance seemed a certainty for the Nets. Now, a playoff appearance sounds more and more likely.
Jarrett Allen had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the resurgent Nets (15-18), who have put together the NBA's longest active winning streak on the heels of an eight-game skid.
D'Angelo Russell had 22 points and a career high-tying 13 assists against his former team.
D'Angelo Russell scored 32 points, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 18 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Atlanta Hawks 144-127 on Sunday for their fifth straight win.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 27 points in his first game since signing a three-year contract extension, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Washington Wizards 125-118.
The three-year extension will be worth about $34 million for the guard who was playing in the NBA G League before he signed with the Nets on Dec. 8, 2016.
