Nets hang tough in win over Nuggets
Squander Most of 29-Point Lead Before Pulling Out 116-111 Victory
The Nets appeared to be going down a very familiar path Wednesday night at Downtown’s Barclays Center, turning a seemingly easy win into a potentially devastating loss.
But this time, they hung on for a satisfying and well-deserved 116-111 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets before an announced crowd of 14,159 at Brooklyn’s home for NBA basketball.
“We deserved that game,” Sean Kilpatrick said after pouring in 22 points, including six clutch free throws down the stretch after the Nets had squandered all but two of a 29-point cushion.
Brook Lopez paced six Nets in double figures with 24 points, Bojan Bogdanovic had 19, Joe Harris added 16 off the bench, Trevor Booker put up 15 and Brooklyn’s own Isaiah Whitehead finished with a career-best 14 a day after his alma mater, Lincoln High School, retired his No. 15 jersey.