D-Will finally stands up for Brooklyn
Virtuoso Performance Fuels Nets to 2-2 Series Tie with Hawks
Lionel Hollins and the Nets stood up for Deron Williams in the days leading up to Monday night’s Game 4 against Atlanta.
And to his credit, Williams returned the favor, finally making his mark as Brooklyn’s franchise player while pouring in a career playoff-high 35 points in the Nets’ series-tying 120-115 overtime victory over the top-seeded Hawks in front of a sellout crowd of 17,732 at Downtown’s Barclays Center.
Williams, who made just two of 15 shots spanning the previous two games, including a critical misfire on a potential tying shot in Game 2, was brilliant from start to finish en route to a 13-for-25 shooting effort, including a franchise-record seven 3-pointers on 11 attempts.