Even without the services of point guard Deron Williams, the Brooklyn Nets went into the All Star break on fire after an offensive explosion against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night produced a season high 119 points. Three Nets found themselves scoring 20+ points in the Brooklyn romp.
The Nets turned this game around with a 39 point second quarter thanks to clutch shooting form Kris Humphries and center Brook Lopez as Brooklyn jumped out to a 62-57 halftime lead. Humphries opened up the scoring in the second quarter with a pair of free throws and a layup as Brooklyn built a 37-35 lead.
Then, Lopez and Joe Johnson took over. Johnson nailed two long distance three-point shots, while Lopez logged 10-points with three buckets and four free-throws.
Lopez and Johnson had monster games. Lopez posted 23 points and eight boards, while Johnson was on fire from the field. Johnson shot 10-of-19 from the field and 5-of-9 from three point land, for a total of 26 points. The Nets also got a big effort from back-up point guard C.J. Watson who added 25 points while filling in for Williams.
Overall this was a spectacular shooting night for Brooklyn. They shot 54 percent from the field and 59 percent from long distance. Even though Denver was equally deadly in their shooting, they missed too many key shots in the second and third quarter to make up the difference in this one.
Brooklyn (31-22) heads into the break on fire. They are 15-6 since P.J. Carlesimo took over, and won both of their games with Williams out of the lineup. Things are looking for Brooklyn as they head into the break competing for a top playoff seed.
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