Nets Return Home and Beat Clippers

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Nets vs. Clippers Post Game Recap 11/23

The Nets were able to return home after a disappointing West Coast trip, and beat the Los Angeles Clippers who have been playing very good basketball 86-76, as the Nets certainly like playing in the Barclays Center improving to (5-1).

The second half was all Brooklyn, as they outscored the Clippers 46 to 29, and even won the third quarter battle something that they have been struggling to do.

The 2012 Olympic gold medal teammates Deron Williams, and Chris Paul met again, and even though Chris Paul outplayed the banged up Williams the Nets were still able to get the win. Williams scored only 11 points on a bad three for 10 shooting, but did add eight assists, and appeared to hurt his wrist in the game as well to add to his nagging injuries thus far. Chris Paul did play better than Williams but not by a large margin, as Paul scored 14 points on five of 11 shooting, and added nine assists with five rebounds.

Joe Johnson came to play on Friday night shaking off his struggles in the early part of the season for a nice game scoring 19 points on eight for 12 shooting, as when Johnson plays well the Nets are going to be an extremely tough team to beat.

Brook Lopez had another big game offensively showing that when healthy he is definitely a top five offensive center in the NBA, as he put up a nice game against one of the better defensive centers in the league in DeAndre Jordan. Lopez scored a game-high 26 points on 13 for 24 while adding three blocks, and five rebounds.

Reggie Evans had a nice game off the bench against the Clippers the team he played for last year, as Evans had 12 rebounds and six points in just 22 minutes.

The Nets will look to keep their great home play going on Sunday, as they will face the Portland Trail Blazers, and their star rookie point guard Damian Lillard.