After a red-hot first quarter that saw them hitting 14 of 19 field goals, the Brooklyn Nets offense completely stalled as the Golden State Warriors caught fire. Midrange jumper after three-pointer after open layup splashed through and the Nets seemed completely ineffectual to stop it. The Nets couldn’t get out in transition, couldn’t hit open shots, and couldn’t stop any shots after the first quarter. It was proof positive that every NBA team is different night in and night out, because this was not the Nets team that competed with Los Angeles last night. Here’s your Net Worth:
Struggled with his shot, only magnified because he was matching up with Stephen Curry. Did set up Kris Humphries and Brook Lopez well for shots inside, but got torched by Curry and Thompson. Was clearly frustrated by his team’s lack of effort defensively, but he struggled on that end as well.
Was involved in the Brooklyn Nets offense in the first half! No, really! Seriously, was used mostly as a spot-up shooter or looked for coming off screens, rather than a steady stream of isolations. So that was refreshing, though it came at a cost: Johnson didn’t get to the line again. Unfortunately, he was completely out cold in the second half, outside of a couple three-pointers. Ian Eagle called one made three “target practice.” Hope that’s true going forward, because it hasn’t been so far. Did finish with six assists, but like Williams, Johnson looked outmatched by Klay Thompson.
Quietly efficient, hit double digits without really noticing he scored. Got his shots created for him, but he still put them down.
Scored like a rocket. Rebounded like a carp.
Andray Blatche fumbled a pass and then threw another away. Andray Blatche found Kris Humphries on a beautiful feed in the midst of rapid ball movement for an assist and then abused David Lee in the post. Andray Blatche fired a three for no apparent reason. Andray Blatche called his own number on the perimeter, drove to the basket, and found Josh Childress cutting for a layup. And this was just the first half.
Bogans doesn’t do much of anything, and thus his value relies mostly on him making his corner threes. He made two of them tonight. Greatness!
Frustratingly fluctuating between completely ineffective to offensively dominant in wild stretches.
His best game in a Nets uniform, in that he was fairly decent.
He played, but didn’t really show us why. Outside of his first midrange shot, he looked flat.
Oof. Couldn’t hit anything.
