The last time the Brooklyn Nets’ “Big Three” took the floor together, you’ll have to go back to February 13th, when the Nets took down the Golden State Warriors on the road.
On Saturday afternoon, that changed, as the Nets ended up taking down the Chicago Bulls 105-91.
James Harden shot the ball just four times in his second game back from a hamstring injury that sidelined him for over a month, scoring just five points, but he still found other ways to get involved, as he put up seven assists, five rebounds, two blocks and one steal.
Kevin Durant shot just 4-of-17 from the floor, but like Harden, found other ways to get involved, finishing with 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
Kyrie Irving, as usual, shot the ball well, dropping 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting.
While these weren’t memorable individual performances for the “Scary Hours,” the gravity they attract on the floor together allowed others to get involved, as Jeff Green and Bruce Brown were able to efficiently score 19 and 16 points, respectively.
Nicolas Claxton continues to be a sparkplug, as he came off the bench with 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.
With one more win or a Milwaukee Bucks loss, the Nets will clinch the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
More Nets Notes
- Joe Harris will be out this weekend due to a left gluteal strain, according to Malika Andrews of ESPN. Harris is expected to be back for the playoffs.
- Gregg Popovich denied a report of him being interested in the Nets’ open head coaching position last summer, saying that “it had no foundation in reality,” according to Tom Orsborn of San Antonio Express-News. Seeing Popovich coaching a different team than the San Antonio Spurs would definitely be an interesting look to say the least.
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Prior to the Nets’ win over the Bulls, Nash seemed to have leaning towards not playing Harden, Durant and Blake Griffin in tomorrow night’s matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Malika Andrews of ESPN. With the Nets taking care of business of the first game of a back-to-back and the playoffs looming, it wouldn’t be shocking to see all three of them sitting this one out.
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ICYMI: Spencer Dinwiddie hinted that he could be back for the Eastern Conference Finals if the Nets can get there. Dinwiddie suffered a partially torn right ACL injury in December, but if rehab continues to go well for him and he feels good at that time, then we could see him take the floor in a limited role at that point. Dinwiddie also said it’s also “concrete” that he’s going to opt out this summer.
