Nets make first-half history en route to drubbing of Warriors

Kevin Durant scored 23 factors in 29 minutes because the Brooklyn Nets seized management early and simply prolonged their successful streak to seven video games with a wire-to-wire 143-113 rout of the short-handed Golden State Warriors Wednesday night time in New York.

After 5 of their first six wins throughout the streak have been by single digits, the Nets led by as many as 40 within the first half and simply received for the eleventh time in 12 video games.

Durant made 8 of 9 pictures within the opening half, when the Nets scored a team-record 91 factors. It was the third-most factors in a primary half in NBA historical past and essentially the most since Golden State had a 92-point opening half at Chicago in 2018.

Edmond Sumner added 16 factors for the sport because the Nets shot a season-high 64.3 % from the ground whereas enjoying with out Kyrie Irving, who tweaked his proper calf within the staff’s walkthrough Wednesday afternoon.

Royce O’Neale contributed 14 factors and Patty Mills chipped in 13 because the duo mixed to make seven of Brooklyn’s 21 3-pointers. Seth Curry and T.J. Warren added 12 factors apiece for the Nets, who scored their most factors this season and handed out 42 assists.

Besides lacking star Stephen Curry for the fourth straight sport with a left shoulder subluxation, Golden State was with out Andrew Wiggins (proper adductor pressure), Klay Thompson (relaxation) and Donte DiVincenzo (non-COVID sickness).

Without a number of regulars, a majority of Golden State’s youthful gamers noticed intensive time.

James Wiseman scored a career-high 30 factors for Golden State, which went 1-5 on a six-game highway journey. Moses Moody and Patrick Baldwin Jr. added 17 apiece, however Jordan Poole was held to 13 as he shot 4 of 17 and missed 10 of 11 3-point tries.

O’Neale and Durant mixed for 21 factors because the Nets shot 73.9 % and opened a 46-17 lead by the top of the opening quarter. The Nets opened a 68-31 lead on an alley-oop dunk by Ben Simmons with 6:22 left within the second quarter and held a 91-51 lead by halftime after Durant’s 3 with 8.2 seconds left.

The Nets surpassed the century mark when Durant’s 17-footer made it 101-66 with 5:04 remaining within the third quarter, they usually took a 109-79 lead into the fourth when Mills hit a 3 on the buzzer.

-Reuters