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The Nets enter 2023 on a roll like few others in franchise history. Brooklyn came to Charlotte with a 10-game winning streak and left it for New Year's Eve ...

Brooklyn heads home for the first game of 2023 on Monday vs. It was the winningest month in franchise history as well as the best record in the league this month. He’s the first player to register six blocks in consecutive games since Brook Lopez did it for the Bucks in January 2020. A 12-year-old girl in Nets gear took advantage of the confluence of Kevin Durant, who many (including us) see as the best player in the world, playing against a team owned by Michael Jordan. The Nets never trailed and led by 10 points in the first quarter, 15 in the second, 18 in the third and 22 in the fourth to improve to 24-12, the second best record in the NBA. Joe Harris didn’t play at all on the Nets three-game road trip with knee soreness. who many (including us) see as the best player in the world ever. “Really, my message to the group before the game is let’s finish the year off in the right way. We wanted to come out with the right mindset, which we did.” After Charlotte cut it to 71-65 early in the third , Irving and Durant combined to score 11 of the Nets’ next 13 points and sparked Brooklyn’s 28-14 surge for a 97-79 lead entering the fourth quarter. Irving, who kept pushing the Hornets back as they threatened to get close, was the game-high scorer with 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting, including 4-of-9 from three. The streak is now the third longest in Nets history, three wins short of the franchise record, set twice during the Jason Kidd era.

Kyrie Irving scored 18 of his 28 points in the first half, Kevin Durant added 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets ran their winning streak to 11, ...

“We’ve been in this position before so we knew what to do. And I thought we did pretty well after that first quarter.” to return to his lineup. “I think we were able to use or rotations and depth to extends our leads a little bit. They cut it to six. And they did.

Hours after Vaughn said his only goal entering the New Year was to win the night' s game, the Nets extended their league-best winning streak to 11 games ...

This Nets’ season has been defined by winning games regardless of who’s on the floor. “I guess [Charlotte] could be up in the air as one of those non-COVID [illnesses]. While he remains one of the NBA’s top three-point shooters and a visibly improved defender, Harris has missed six of the team’s 35 games, but Vaughn said the team will re-visit him for Monday’s matchup at home against the San Antonio Spurs. And with superstar forward Kevin Durant watching from the sidelines for the entire fourth quarter, there’s no better way for the Nets to enter 2023. Durant tallied 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field before a rare fourth-quarter stint on the bench. The Boston Celtics (26-10) have the best record in all of basketball.

Here are your Nets player grades for Saturday's 123-106 win over the Hornets on New Year's Eve.

In a mad scramble at the end of overtime, Louis King of the Delaware Blue Coats scored the final five points Friday night to overcome the Long Island Nets ...

Kessler Edwards scored seven points on 3-of-7 shooting, grabbed four boards and registered five assists in 31 minutes. had 26 points on 10-of-22 shooting including 2-of-7 from deep to go long with six rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks. Alondes Williams, the Nets two-way, and Gray have been dealing with injuries. He’s been the Nets hottest player of late. King, the Blue Coats 6’7” wing launched a deep three over Kessler Edwards to win the game after tying the game with driving layup to tie things. Here’s video of how things unfolded in Wilmington...

The Nets failed to cover the spread as 7-point favorites in a 108-107 win at the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday. G Kyrie Irving scored 15 of his game-high 28 points in ...

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CHARLOTTE. N.C. — Kyrie Irving scored 18 of his 28 points in the first half, Kevin Durant added 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets ran their winning streak to ...

And I thought we did pretty well after that first quarter." "We've been in this position before so we knew what to do. to return to his lineup. "So we knew that. "I think we were able to use or rotations and depth to extends our leads a little bit. And they did.

CHARLOTTE. N.C. (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 18 of his 28 points in the first half, Kevin Durant added 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets ran their winning ...

“We’ve been in this position before so we knew what to do. And I thought we did pretty well after that first quarter.” to return to his lineup. “I think we were able to use or rotations and depth to extends our leads a little bit. They cut it to six. And they did.

As 2022 came to a close Saturday night, Kevin Durant and his teammates and coach reflected on one of the most eventful years in recent NBA history as the ...

"When we came back for this season, the start of the season, there was a lot of talk in the summertime, but for us to bring the group back together and start the year was cool," Durant said. "And that's just being able to have relationships with everybody and being able to get the best out of everybody. "So not knowing how to win and not knowing it's not easy to win. And that's been a lesson for me; I felt like this year was just learning how to get the best out of everybody instead of trying to do it all yourself or trying to overthink the game. We're playing a solid brand right now, so that's the most important thing." [Ben Simmons](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907387/ben-simmons)' departure from Philadelphia and subsequent arrival in Brooklyn was a constant source of intrigue across the league. Start of the year we had some different expectations, a lot of noise, a lot of different things going on, but I think we had a lot of poise with this season and with all the different things going on so it's been an eventful year." [Kyrie Irving](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6442/kyrie-irving)'s return as a part-time player because of his decision not to get the COVID-19 vaccination dominated the conversation over the first three months of the year until the vaccination mandate in New York City changed for athletes and performers in late March. "It was one of those years you reflect on and you see the turning points in the organization," Durant said after scoring 23 points in 30 minutes. Jacque Vaughn was hired as head coach later that month, only after many in the league and the organization thought suspended Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka would get the job. Former coach Steve Nash and the Nets agreed to part ways in early November. But as the calendar year came to a close Saturday night,

Reflecting on a tumultuous 2022 calendar year, superstar forward Kevin Durant said the Nets are finally playing the kind of basketball the organization has ...

Kevin Durant leads Brooklyn into a matchup against San Antonio averaging 29.7 points per game.

Durant is currently sixth in the league averaging 29.7 points per game. Devin Vassell is averaging 15.2 points and 3.1 assists over the past 10 games for San Antonio. Durant is averaging 27.5 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 59.0% over the past 10 games for Brooklyn. Spurs: 4-6, averaging 116.6 points, 43.1 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Keldon Johnson is scoring 21.4 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Spurs. LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 10-0, averaging 122.8 points, 41.3 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 55.1% from the field. TOP PERFORMERS: Simmons is averaging 8.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.8 assists for the Nets. Brooklyn is second in the Eastern Conference with 26.4 assists per game led by Ben Simmons averaging 5.8. Durant and the Nets face the Spurs BOTTOM LINE: Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets host the San Antonio Spurs. Brooklyn Nets (24-12, second in the Eastern Conference) San Antonio Spurs (12-24, 14th in the Western Conference) vs.

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant knows that when the Nets face teams like the Charlotte Hornets, they have to get out to a good start in order to prevent ...

It was a tough year for the Brooklyn Nets, but they ended 2022 on an upward trajectory and Kevin Durant is excited by what is to come.

Kevin Durant reflected on the Brooklyn Nets' 2022 calendar year after the team's 123-106 win over the Charlotte Hornets on New Year's Eve.

They now have the second-best record (24-12) in the East and the league. [Kevin Durant](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/kevin-durant) and [Kyrie Irving](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/kyrie-irving) led from the front. The Brooklyn Nets have earned the tag as the comeback kings this season. The Nets added a 3x All-Star in Ben Simmons, but he was inactive due to mental health issues and a back injury. However, the outside noise had hampered the team psychologically, leading to poor performances on the court. However, after Kyrie Irving's suspension (due to his anti-vaccination stance) and a Covid outbreak in the Nets' camp late last year, the Nets' season suddenly went into a downward spiral.

Kyrie Irving scored 18 of his 28 points in the first half, Kevin Durant added 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets ran their winning streak to 11, ...

“We’ve been in this position before so we knew what to do. And I thought we did pretty well after that first quarter.” to return to his lineup. “I think we were able to use or rotations and depth to extends our leads a little bit. They cut it to six. And they did.