BROOKLYN -- In the first quarter of the Nets’ 137-112 Monday loss to the Houston Rockets, resident sharpshooter Joe Harris caught fire.
Harris drilled two of his first three three-point attempts in the quarter’s opening moments. He then faked towards a dribble hand-off before cutting to the lane for a tough finish.
But things quelled quickly for the 25-year-old forward. After his hot start, Harris finished two-for-eight from downtown. The Rockets outscored the Nets by 25 in his 19 minutes on the floor and proceeded to build a lead as large as 31 on a Brooklyn team missing two starters in Brook Lopez (rest) and Jeremy Lin (hamstring).