TJ Warren scores 19 as depleted Nets lose to Spurs 106-98
The Brooklyn Nets visited AT&T Center on Tuesday to take on the San Antonio Spurs and lost 106-98. This was the second and final game between the two teams this regular-season and the teams split the series 1-1.
For the Nets, TJ Warren had 19 points and five rebounds off the bench while Seth Curry had 16 points and seven rebounds. Nic Claxton and Cam Thomas had 15 points each.
For the Spurs, Keldon Johnson had 36 points and 11 rebounds while Jeremy Sochan had 16 points and four rebounds. Tre jones had 13 points and Jakob Poeltl had 12.
In a game where Kyrie Irving was a late scratch due to right calf soreness, the Nets had quite the trouble generating good offense. Despite the Spurs having the worst defensive rating in the league, Brooklyn was unable to score on a consistent basis.
Brooklyn got scoring from some unanticipated sources like Thomas, but they did not have an answer for Johnson. Turnovers (21) were an issue as well as it looks like the team doesn’t have much to fall back on without Durant and Irving.
Here are your Nets player grades:
Ben Simmons: B
Simmons was aggressive to start this game, but in the second half, that tenacity to score went away. He was more aggressive than he has been in awhile, but he looked uncomfortable trying to score and was getting demoralized with each miss. He did a great job rebounding the ball and made some nice passes as well. Simmons was excellent on the defensive end as well. Unfortunately, his scoring left a lot to be desired.
Seth Curry: B-
Curry had a rough game shooting the ball. He tried to get going anyway he could, but with his three-point shot not falling, he had a hard time generating offense. He did a decent job on the glass, but he turned the ball over too much for the amount of times that it was in his hands. Curry was getting beat on defense throughout the night and that led to numerous breakdowns within the Brooklyn defense that lead to easy shots for the Spurs.
Joe Harris: D
Harris had a rough game…
