It wasn’t easy in the Big Easy.
Brooklyn escaped New Orleans, defeating the Pelicans, 120-112. With the victory, the Nets have won seven of their last eight games and improved to 9-4 on the young season.
Although it’s a win in the record column, it won’t be one the Nets will really soak in. Brooklyn led by as many as 21 points before the Pelicans came all the way back and made it a single possession game heading into the final minute of play.
Blake Griffin — who finished with eight points, five rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes — extended Brooklyn’s lead to four with a bully-ball layup.