I don’t really have time for a full recap of tonight’s win over the Pistons but I’ll do my best:
The Nets snapped their 2-game losing streak with a solid win over Detroit tonight even without late scratches Anthony Morrow (ankle) and Johan Petro (stomach virus) not playing. The Nets only had eight players dress and one of them was guard Keith Bogans who was signed this morning. Deron continued his scoring rampage with 26 points on 12-21 shooting and was finally helped out by his supporting cast. Hump has a nice all-around game with 18 points, 8 boards, and 5 assists while Shawne Williams finally broke out of his prolonged shooting slump with a few threes. Even the Williams-squared (Shelden and Jordan) had near double-doubles.
The Nets led this one for most of the way by a comfortable margin but it got very dicey towards the end as a few Jonas Jerebko jumpers and a Greg Monroe lay-up cut the Nets lead to two with 41 seconds left. Then, the Nets made a few stops on the defensive end, Sundiata Gaines hit one of two free throws, and then Brandon Knight missed the potential game-tying three-pointer. Not pretty, but considering how undermanned the Nets were, its a good win. Our next game in on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Prudential Center and we finally get to see Ricky Rubio. I’m excited for this and hopefully some guys return from injury.
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