Tonight was a fun one at the Barclay’s Center.
No, that’s not my most intriguing opener to one of these columns, but its something I haven’t been able to type out and you haven’t been able to read very often this season. Cheers to that.
The Nets won at home by a 147-114 landslide, knocking a resurgent Utah Jazz team that looks committed to watering down Danny Ainge’s tank efforts for a second straight season. Ben Simmons returned for the first time since early November. He’s sunk into the injury report several times before this latest plunge, but his efforts to claw his way back to relevancy were different tonight.