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Nets' Not Shying Away From Opponents Intentionally Fouling Nic ... (Sports Illustrated)

The Brooklyn Nets don't plan on shying away from opponents intentionally fouling Nic Claxton and want to use it to their own benefit.

If a team wants to use that strategy (intentionally fouling) he'll continue to gain confidence in getting to the line and shooting. He'll continue to be out there if a team wants to take that strategy." Instead of Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn pulling his fourth-year big off the floor, he left him in to endure the challenge. They can't stop us, our team defensively and I just go to go up and knock the shots down. I shot horribly, 6-of-15," Claxton said in a postgame interview with YES Network. That was on full display after the best game of his career, welcoming and challenging opponents to keep utilizing the strategy 'Hack-A-Clax' on him.

Royce O'Neale's late 3-pointer lifts Nets past Warriors 120-116 ... (amNY)

Royce O'Neale walked gingerly onto the podium with an ice bag around each knee and reiterated the soaring confidence level among the Brooklyn Nets.

Warriors: The Warriors dropped to 8-2 at home against teams with winning records coming into the game. … The Nets improved to 5-6 on the road vs. … Brooklyn matched the Warriors with 42 rebounds. “They did a great job of staying on my body, keeping the game physical, making it tough,” Irving said. “Kyrie had been getting to the basket, hitting tough shots and at that moment, he drove, two people double-teamed and he found me open,” O’Neale said. Curry’s two free throws with 1:12 remaining gave Golden State the lead moments after Irving’s three-point play put Brooklyn ahead, then Irving missed on the other end facing defensive pressure from Thompson.

Warriors stumble late to fall 120-116 to the Nets (Union Democrat)

Stephen Curry scored 26 points, Jonathan Kuminga added 20 and Kevon Looney contributed a double-double off the bench but it wasn't enough as the Warriors ...

Q&A with Cam Thomas about Nets, playing under Jacque Vaughn ... (Yahoo Sports)

In this Q&A, Cam Thomas talks to SNY about the Nets, life without Kevin Durant, playing under Jacque Vaughn, and his ties to Portlock Primary elementary ...

Nets' Jacque Vaughn says Sunday's win over Warriors was 'evidence' of Nets figuring things out (Yahoo Sports)

Brooklyn Nets head Jacque Vaughn has been trying to change the culture of the team ever since he took over for Steve Nash earlier this season. Vaughn is big on keeping things simple and is even bigger on trust. In Sunday's 120-116 win over the Golden ...

Nets' Nic Claxton says Warriors 'weren't ready to play' after Sunday's ... (Nets Wire)

Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton had 24 points and 15 rebounds in Sunday's 120-116 win over the Warriors. Claxton reacted to the win.

So, we came out and we did what we had to do to get the win.” So, we just got to keep the momentum going. [120-116](https://netswire.usatoday.com/lists/player-grades-kyrie-irving-splashes-38-in-120-116-win-over-the-warriors/) win over the Golden State Warriors, Claxton had 24 points, 15 rebounds, and three blocks while playing a big part in the Nets coming back from being down as many as 17 points in the contest.

Warriors fumble away another win in loss to Nets at home (Dub Nation HQ (was Let's Go Warriors))

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](https://twitter.com/kendra__andrews/status/1617392184940167170?s=20&t=bszAda_JmSkNuk7Av4se0w) [Warriors fall to the Nets as they blow a 17 point lead. [120-116 loss](https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401468859) to the Brooklyn Nets. Record: 23-24.](https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1617373299977367552?s=20&t=bszAda_JmSkNuk7Av4se0w) We’ve got to get better.” Steve Kerr explains why the Warriors are struggling to close out games](https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/1617385247389417477?s=20&t=bszAda_JmSkNuk7Av4se0w) [Curry: "No matter what the reason is, losing is a terrible feeling. We saw it most recently in the loss to Boston when the team squandered a late lead and went into overtime.

Nets' Nic Claxton: Sets career highs in points, boards (CBSSports.com)

Claxton recorded 24 points (9-13 FG, 6-15 FT), 15 rebounds, three blocks and one steal over 36 minutes during Sunday's 120-116 victory over the Warriors.

He's recorded at least three blocks in an astounding 12 straight games and is averaging 14.9 points and 9.3 rebounds while shooting 72.2 percent from the field during that stretch. Managers who drafted Claxton with the understanding that he would be toxic in the free-throw percentage category couldn't be more pleased with the young center's output of late. [Claxton](/fantasy/basketball/players/2892387/nicolas-claxton/) recorded 24 points (9-13 FG, 6-15 FT), 15 rebounds, three blocks and one steal over 36 minutes during Sunday's 120-116 victory over the Warriors.

Warriors stumble late and fall 120-116 to the Nets at home (Red Bluff Daily News)

With four of their five starters watching on the bench in street clothes, Jordan Poole and Kevon Looney led the team's reserves to pull off an improbable road ...

“You always get up and you go to work and you keep plugging away. We have to do a better job of containing the dribble penetration, if we can do that, [it] allows you to set your defense up well. A defensive lapse led to a wide-open Royce O’Neale who sank a 3-pointer with 27 seconds remaining in the game, putting the Nets up 118-116. “We hate it and being 23-24 past the halfway mark of the season, we’ve experienced a lot of it. The games are nothing but a bunch of possessions stacked together and you have to execute. “We’re 23-24 for a reason, we’re not good enough yet to close games,” Kerr said after the loss.

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