NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets welcomed the San Antonio Spurs to Barclays Center on Monday and 139-103. This is the first of two matchups between the teams this season.
For the Nets, Kyrie Irving had 27 points and eight rebounds while Kevin Durant had 25 points and 11 assists. TJ Warren had 18 points and two steals off the bench and Seth curry had 16 points and four rebounds.
For the Spurs, Keldon Johnson had 22 points and four rebounds while Devin Vassell had 14 points and three assists. Josh Richardson had 11 points and four rebounds off the bench and Zach Collins had 10 points and two rebounds as a reserve in this game.
Brooklyn started this game strong and never looked back. The Nets won the first quarter 37-25 as they were able to get any shot they wanted as well as locking down the Spurs all over the court.
The secret to this game was Brooklyn’s defense. They held San Antonio to 43.3% from the field and 25.8% from behind the three-point line. For most of the game, specifically before the benches were cleared, the Spurs were under 40% from the field.
San Antonio found it difficult to create any easy shots against Brooklyn’s halfcourt defense, but found more success in transition. The Spurs turned the ball over 18 times, which led to 17 points for the Nets, and lost in almost every facet of this game.
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Irving started this game like his hair was on fire. From the beginning, Irving was in attack mode and he used his outstanding handle to get any shot he wanted. After awhile, he started bombing threes since they were going in. Irving did a wonderful job on the boards and he was solid on the defensive end.
This was one of Curry’s best games in recent memory. He had a rough start, but he started to find his shot as the game wore on. He was lights-out from three-point land and he even found success shooting his mid-range shot. He struggled to finish at the rim, but it was good that he kept attacking. Curry did a decent job rebounding and he made some nice plays on defense.
There’s only so many ways to explain what Durant does, but here it goes. He had a ultra-efficient night as he used his length and height to shoot over any defender that came his way. Durant didn’t get to the basket much, but he did use his handle to put his defender in the blender and get some trips to the charity stripe. He did a great job of passing the ball as he was…
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