It was another sloppy start for Brooklyn. “We got to find guys, find bodies, and gang rebound as a unit because we’re not the biggest team.” “I think initially we’re pretty good,” said James Harden about the Nets’ rebounding struggles. They accounted for a majority of the 23 second-chance points and the 52 points scored in the Nets’ paint. The offense also coughed up a total of 18 turnovers (23 points for Indiana) and although the team won the rebounding battle, the Pacers' offensive rebounds added up. The Nets finished the game shooting 44.7 percent from the field and 23.1 percent from deep. Durant also dished seven assists in the victory. Kevin Durant followed with another double-double performance of 22 points and 11 rebounds on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 1-of-3 from three in 37 minutes. Before Friday, he was averaging a mere three makes a game. More importantly, Harden got to the line 19 times, making 16. The “Beard” recorded a total of four turnovers in the loss. Harden took a huge step in getting his confidence back and had the best game of the season Friday night, finishing the game with 29 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in 35 minutes. While Aldridge saved the Nets with a huge performance off the bench, Brooklyn’s biggest takeaway was how James Harden looked and performed Friday night.

I know he wants more but this is a huge milestone,” said Durant on Aldridge’s scoring milestone. Twenty-thousand points for a career and only 48 players did that there’s thousands of players that played this game. In any situation, he’s one of those guys that can get his in the midst of a lot of chaos. After being cleared by the NBA and team medical staff, he returned to the Nets. “I just feel blessed.Īldridge of course was forced to retire last April after an instance of arrhythmia on the court in a game vs. Stuck with it, fall back and definitely felt good to get it done tonight,” Aldridge said on his milestone. Definitely didn’t think it was going to happen after what happened last year. With his ninth and tenth point, Aldridge became the 24th player to score 20,000 points in an NBA career, and only the seventh active player. Brooklyn held a 103-94 advantage heading into the final two minutes of play and after a cutting LaMarcus Aldridge - who saved the Nets in the second half and finished with 21 points and eight rebounds off the bench - slammed home the dagger with 14.6 seconds remaining to seal the contest. With the victory, Brooklyn improves to 3-3 on the season while Indiana drops to 1-5.Īlthough heading into the final 12 minutes leading by nine points, the Nets left the door open for the Pacers - a common theme throughout the contest - in the fourth. It wasn’t the prettiest of wins but the Nets defeated the Pacers, 105-98. 500 and a huge stepping stone for James Harden.

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