Tag: Nets
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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Pistons match NBA record with 26th straight loss, fall Nets
Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart (28) reacts after being charged with a foul against the Brooklyn Nets during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray) NEW YORK — Pistons players sat in stunned silence in one corner of the locker room, stared blankly…
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Jazz tab victory over Nets
Utah Jazz guard Talen Horton-Tucker (5) shoots as Brooklyn Nets forward Royce O’Neale (00) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) SALT LAKE CITY — Collin Sexton and Talen Horton-Tucker scored 27 points apiece to lead the Utah Jazz to a…
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NBA: Dorian Finney-Smith, Mikal Bridges help Nets escape Bulls
Brooklyn Nets’ Mikal Bridges (1) drives to the basket past Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine, top, during the second half of an NBA in-season tournament basketball game Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) CHICAGO — Whether the new In-Season Tournament gives early regular-season games like this a little extra meaning, Brooklyn’s Dorian…
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