Nets Can’t Finish Off Visiting Clips At Barclays
The Brooklyn Nets had little time to rest as the next challenge awaited less than 24 hours later back home in Brooklyn in a Clippers team surprising to start the season.
The Los Angeles Clippers made the most of their trip to Brooklyn as they outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 127-119 on Saturday night at the Barclays Center to win their fourth straight and send Brooklyn back to the drawing board.
Danilo Galinari scored 28 points and Tobias Harris scored 27 as Los Angeles rallied back from a double-digit second half deficit.
The Brooklyn Nets led 97-90 to begin the fourth, but were unable to hold the lead as the Clippers played an almost flawless quarter.
The Clippers were lights out, putting the inconsistent Nets on their heels as they played much of the final six minutes of the game with a lead before closing out the show.
Brooklyn had a better shooting night from beyond the arc than in recent games, hitting 13 3-pointers on a 46 percent clip, but Los Angeles was more efficient from the field as they shot 50 percent and limited Brooklyn to 45 percent.
Jarrett Allen scored a career-high 24 points and added 11 rebounds as he was strong on this night down low.
D’Angelo Russell would score 23 points, hitting five 3-pointers while handing out 10 assists in 35 minutes of action.
Brooklyn (7-10) is searching for consistency, losing a game in which they at one-point led by 15 points in the first half shows Kenny Atkinson’s team is a long way from accomplishing that.
The Los Angeles Clippers played an up-tempo style of basketball that gives most teams troubles, even the Golden State Warriors, who they defeated earlier this week.
That was the case here as Brooklyn struggled to get good shot contests on most of Los Angeles’ shot attempts while also giving up 56 points in the paint.
Critical in close games, the Nets can ill afford to shoot 76 percent from the free throw line, another reason for their loss just a day after beating the Washington Wizards to snap a three-game skid.
The Brooklyn Nets will visit the American Airlines Arena to take on the Miami Heat on Tuesday night as they look to get back on track.
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