In a rare Sunday morning affair, Brooklyn fended off an undermanned San Antonio squad down six players 121-119 in overtime. After some tepid opening minutes, the teams recovered to provide an entertaining and hyper-competitive 4+ quarters with the Spurs scoring the last 10 points to get it to overtime.
Though their transcendant superstars, with Kevin Durant’s shooting and James Harden’s playmaking, provided Brooklyn the advantage for most of the game, it was rookie Cameron Thomas who connected on a floater to provide the winning bucket.
Durant (28 points, 6 assists, and 3 blocks) was bolstered by Harden (26 points, 12 assists, and 7 rebounds) and Nic Claxton (16 points and 14 rebounds) to help the Nets break a five game losing streak at home and rebound after its blowout loss against Milwaukee on Friday evening.