Six Pistons score in double figures in win over Nets

Brooklyn Nets’ Cam Johnson, front right, passes the ball away from Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham, left, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) NEW YORK — Cade Cunningham scored 19 points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 106-92 win over the Brooklyn…

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Nikola Jokic, Nuggets escape Nets in overtime

Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic (15), of Serbia, shoots against Brooklyn Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith (28) and Cam Thomas, left, during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) NEW YORK — Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists, becoming only the second player…

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Nets rout Bucks for first win under coach Jordi Fernandez

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas (24) drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks guard Gary Trent Jr. (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray) NEW YORK — Cam Thomas scored 32 points, Dennis Schroder added 29 and the Brooklyn Nets beat…

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Nets name Spaniard Jordi Fernandez as new head coach

Canada’s coach Jordi Fernandez Torres reacts during the FIBA Basketball World Cup match between Spain and Canada at Indonesia Arena in Jakarta on September 3, 2023. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP) Jordi Fernandez, who guided Canada to a bronze medal in last year’s World Cup, was named as the new head coach of the…

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Murillo nearly nets 75-yard 'Figueroa'! (But what's a 'Figueroa'? Watch here!)

Murillo did his best to emulate Maynor Figueroa’s stunning free-kick from inside his own half back in 2009, but the Nottingham Forest defender was denied by a smart save by Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.

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Clippers end game on 22-0 run to stun Nets

(R-L) Terance Mann #14, Russell Westbrook #0 and Bones Hyland #5 of the LA Clippers celebrate after a 125-114 win over the Brooklyn Nets at Crypto.com Arena on January 21, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Harry How/Getty Images/AFP Russell Westbrook sparked an incredible fightback by the Los Angeles Clippers to stun the visiting Brooklyn Nets,…

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Heat escape Nets in OT on Jimmy Butler free throws

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) moves the ball around Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) NEW YORK — Jimmy Butler returned after missing seven games with a sprained toe and scored 31 points, including two free…

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NBA: Trail Blazers nearly flawless in overtime to beat Nets

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, front right, drives the baseline against Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) and forward Mikal Bridges, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray) NEW YORK — Anfernee Simons had 38 points and 11 assists, Malcolm…

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Bucks pull away from short-handed Nets

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) blocks the shot of Brooklyn Nets forward Dariq Whitehead, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie) NEW YORK — Giannis Antetokounmpo listed off the names he knew, the ones he was preparing to guard on…

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Pistons lose NBA record 27 straight games, falling to Nets

Detroit Pistons forward Kevin Knox II, from left, guard Marcus Sasser, forward Ausar Thompson and forward Bojan Bogdanovic sit on the bench during the fourth quarter of a 118-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, an NBA record 27th straight loss, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons have…

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