Tuesday was a late-season instance of the inspiration that the Nets have been working towards constructing.
All 5 bench gamers scored in double figures.
Drew Timme notched 16 factors and 9 rebounds whereas Maxwell Lewis continued to seek out his sport with 12 factors after lacking time with a left tibia fracture suffered on Jan. 1 after arriving from the Lakers.
Reece Beekman, who made his second-ever NBA begin, dished out a career-high 10 assists.
Dariq Whitehead had the Nets sideline going loopy as he made 4 consecutive 3-pointers within the second quarter.
Tyson Etienne notably went airborne whereas chasing a unfastened ball, leaping over the courtside seats cleanly into the second row.
The Barclays Heart crowd watched a energetic younger group work collectively towards a 119-114 win over the Pelicans, lending a optimistic signal for the offseason.
“I feel the engagement from all people is nice. You don’t see anyone yawning …” coach Jordi Fernández stated after the win. “You see Day’Ron [Sharpe] on his ft on a regular basis. D-Lo [D’Angelo Russell] speaking to the blokes. Cam Johnson speaking a couple of play after which Nic [Claxton], who performed 17 minutes for 13 factors, did an excellent job however its good for these different guys to shut video games. And Nic is on his ft and he’s speaking to them. Similar with Trendon [Watford]. Similar with all people else.
“And I feel that’s the definition of what we’re making an attempt to construct and doing it collectively and constructing these relationships and that chemistry.”
The Nets have been looking for an identification for a number of seasons after the breakup of the Massive 3 — Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving — who couldn’t ship the franchise their first NBA championship.
With the franchise in tank mode, the Nets have been in a position to consider their depth gamers as they get significant minutes within the ultimate stretch of the season to see who would possibly stick round to proceed to construct the franchise into one thing new.
“I feel for apparent causes we’re attending to a very essential summer time and it’s going to be thrilling,” Fernández stated. “Me, not less than, I’m very excited as a result of it’s like continuity. That’s what we wish. We don’t wish to do one thing in a single season after which begin over. It is a good starting. These guys are driving it. They’re doing it on their very own and that’s who we wish to be.”
