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Nets Owner Witnesses Miracle Finish as Johnson Sinks Nuggets
In dire need of a new direction for his struggling franchise, Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov enjoyed a remembrance of things past Monday night at Downtown Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
Prokhorov, in town to conduct interviews for his next general manager, was treated to a buzzer-beating, off-balance 3-pointer by veteran sharp-shooter Joe Johnson as the Nets pulled out a miraculous 105-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets in front of 13,043 fans on the corners of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues.
“Joe Cool, as usual,” Prokhorov reportedly told ESPN on his way out of the arena, citing Johnson’s penchant for game-winning shots, a trademark of Brooklyn’s first three seasons here, but a rare sight during this disastrous fourth campaign in our fair borough.
With the Nets (14-39) down by two points following Kenneth Faried’s running jumper with 1.3 seconds to go, Johnson, one of the NBA’s most notable late-game assassins, caught Markel Brown’s inbound pass, dribbled, turned and lofted a shot that banked in at the buzzer to provide those in attendance with a much-needed moment of exhilaration.