For the second straight game, the Nets found themselves tied going into the fourth quarter. And, for the second straight game, the Nets wholesale nfl jersey shut down their opponents in the fourth, and came away with a 98-85 victory over Portland at Barclays Center heading into tonight’s showdown in Brooklyn against the Knicks.
“It goes to show that when it comes time to buckle down and get stops, we can make something happen,” said Joe Johnson, who finished with a game-high 21 points and added four assists. “We just have to try to do that in the first three quarters, and not just in the fourth.”
Like they did in Friday’s win over NBA Jerseys Wholesale the Clippers, the Nets (8-4) dominated the Trail Blazers in the fourth, outscoring Portland 28-15, holding the Blazers to 6-for-14 shooting and forcing them to commit seven turnovers.
But the Nets also got the job done offensively late, shooting 50 percent in the fourth and picking up assists on nine of their 11 made baskets while committing just two turnovers.
The offensive effort, in particular, was spearheaded by Deron Williams, who hit his only shot of the quarter — a 3-pointer off an assist from Johnson with 2:36 remaining that gave the Nets a 92-80 lead — and also dished out four assists while not committing a turnover.
Williams finished with 15 points, 12 assists and a career-high four blocked shots going up against Blazers rookie point Cheap Chicago Blackhawks Jerseys guard Damian Lillard — whom Portland took with the sixth pick in the draft, a pick they acquired from the Nets in exchange for Gerald Wallace at the trade deadline in March.
“It’s great to have the weapons, to have the options out there on the floor,” Williams said. “The floor is so much more spread out. We’re getting better at spreading the floor, and it’s just easier to operate out there.”
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