National Basketball Association
Brooklyn 121, San Antonio 119
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 9, 2022
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials:
#52 Scott Twardoski, #3 Nick Buchert, #71 Rodney Mott
Attendance:
15606
By Field Level Media
Rookie Cam Thomas hit the tiebreaking basket with 1.7 seconds left in overtime as the Brooklyn Nets ended a five-game home losing streak by outlasting the San Antonio Spurs 121-119 Sunday afternoon.
The Nets won their first home game since beating the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 16 and survived blowing a 12-point lead in the final five minutes of regulation.
Brooklyn won it when Kevin Durant moved into the lane and passed to Thomas, who was in front of the 3-point line. Thomas moved around a screen by Nic Claxton and got midway through the lane before releasing a 9-footer with his right hand over rookie Josh Primo.
After San Antonio called a timeout with 1.4 seconds left, the Spurs were unable to get a shot off before the buzzer.
Durant led the Nets with 28 points but also missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds remaining, and the game reached overtime when an alley-oop layup by Kenta Bates-Diop was short at the buzzer.
James Harden added 26 and his floater gave the Nets a 119-115 lead with 89 seconds left in overtime, but the Nets needed Thomas to come through as Lonnie Walker IV hit a layup and Dejounte Murray hit free throws to even the game at 119 with 46 seconds left.
After Walker stole the ball from Durant with 32.2 seconds left, Murray blew a layup with 26.6 seconds, giving the Nets a chance to finally win it.
Claxton collected 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Nets, who shot 48 percent but committed a season-worst 22 turnovers.
Walker scored a season-high 25 points and Murray added 19 for the Spurs, who are 1-6 in their past seven games. Bryn Forbes contributed 18 as San Antonio shot 43 percent.
After facing a seven-point deficit early in the second quarter, the Nets held a 60-51 lead at halftime. Durant's 17-footer staked Brooklyn to an 84-71 led with 3:47 to go in the third, but the lead was down to 91-89 entering the fourth.
The Nets appeared to seal it when Durant's 13-footer made the score 113-103 with 4:01 remaining, but the Spurs scored 10 straight points and tied the game on Primo's 3-pointer with 40.9 seconds left.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
San Antonio |
|
Brooklyn |
Lonnie Walker IV 25 |
Scoring |
Kevin Durant 28 |
Dejounte Murray 12 |
Assists |
James Harden 12 |
Jakob Poeltl 12 |
Rebounds |
Nic Claxton 14 |
Dejounte Murray 4 |
Free Throws Made |
James Harden 6 |
Jakob Poeltl 3 |
Steals |
DeAndre' Bembry 3 |
Devontae Cacok 2 |
Blocks |
Kevin Durant 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
San Antonio
|
119 |
43.0 |
13-32 |
14-18 |
33 |
44 |
8 |
12 |
15 |
Brooklyn
|
121 |
48.0 |
8-28 |
19-22 |
26 |
55 |
8 |
8 |
22 |
Upcoming Games
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Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Nets have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .846 after a loss.
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San Antonio will play their next game on the road against New York. The Spurs have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .391 after a loss.