We still have to push to play that way naturally and from start to finish. Offensively, there were pockets of play where we were really happy with,” said Nash. They got out and ran for easy baskets, so the turnovers and offensive rebounds, again were an issue. In the first and second, we get some slippage. The Nets also had five players with three or more 3-pointers, led by Griffin’s four, the most since he joined the Nets last season. A huge factor into having six players in double-figures was the ball movement - 29 assists on 41 made shots. That doesn’t detract seemingly ever from how elite he is, how efficient he is and how well-rounded he is.”īrooklyn had a total of six players finish in double figures in the road victory - Durant and Harden plus Blake Griffin (14), Bruce Brown (12), Joe Harris (11) and Mills (13). “I think that’s under a team that is trying to find itself so I think we can either make things a little bit easier for him at times. Like we said since day one, Kevin has been unbelievable this season: both ends of the floor, rebounding, scoring, facilitating,” said Nash on Durant’s play through 10 games. That this is the scene of the catastrophe sort of speak. It was his first game back in Toronto since tearing his Achillies in the Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. The league’s leading scorer finished with a game-high 31 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in 37 minutes of action. Kevin Durant extended his streak of 20+ points to 10 games Sunday afternoon. “This game, the Atlanta game and games he gets to the paint, he can really cause a lot of problems for the defense.” In the second half, he was excellent,” said Nash on Harden’s play. I tried to implore him to go and to be aggressive. I thought he had opportunities to attack more. “I thought in the first half, he didn’t give himself enough credit. He finished with a double-double of 28 points and 10 rebounds to go with eight assists in 39 minutes of play. The Nets superstar, who is still trying to gain confidence and play like his usual self, scored 16 of his 28 points in the fourth and nailed the 27-foot dagger from deep to seal the deal. Heading into the final three minutes of play nursing an 11-0 lead after another dominant third quarter, James Harden did what was needed. The 7-3 start ties the best 10-game start in team history, matching the starts in 20 when the New Jersey Nets got to the NBA Finals. With the win, Brooklyn improves to 7-3 on the young season while snapping a long 10-game losing streak in Canada. The Nets defeated the Raptors, 116-103, Sunday afternoon in Toronto. The Beard delivered when the Nets needed it most.
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