The Nets finally woke up against the Hornets midway through the third and came away with a nice win, 130-115, led by Kevin Durant who had 25 points and 11 assists in an (it only seems) effortless performance. He was complemented by the Nets increasingly effective sharpshooters. Joe Harris and Landry Shamet contributed six three’s each and finished with 26 and 20. Pretty, pretty good.
The Nets then flew their talents to South Beach for Sunday’s 3:30 p.m. matinee’ vs. the Heat, who’ve lost three straight and are now 28-28 and are currently the seventh seed. If that holds, the reigning conference champions will wind up in the play-in tournament.