Nets 101 at Hornets 97
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FINAL 1 2 3 4 T
Nets  31 26 16 28
101
Hornets 20 21 24 32
97
New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, Louisiana
Nets
Field Goal Pct
4th Quarter .364
Overall .487
Hornets
Field Goal Pct
4th Quarter .565
Overall .460
Team Fouls
4th Qtr 3
Team Fouls
4th Qtr 8
 
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Nets 101, Hornets 97
Deron Williams snapped out of a lackluster second half in time to save the Brooklyn Nets from a painful collapse. One game after coming up empty in the final minutes of a close loss to Memphis, Williams scored for 11 of his 33 points in the final 1:24 in New Orleans, and the Nets snapped a two-game skid by holding off the Hornets, 101-97 on Tuesday night. ''I especially wanted to step up after how the last game went down the stretch for me personally,...
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Season Series
Date Home Score
Tue 2/26 NO Bkn 101-97
Tue 3/12 Bkn Bkn 108-98
Game Stats
Starters
Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts
D. Williams, G 37 1 8 4 33
B. Lopez, C 31 7 5 1 20
C. Watson, G 32 2 2 0 10
G. Wallace, F 34 6 4 3 8
R. Evans, F 24 6 0 3 0

Bench
Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts
K. Bogans 20 4 2 0 12
M. Brooks 23 3 3 1 8
A. Blatche 16 4 2 1 8
K. Humphries 21 6 2 1 2
M. Teletovic 2 2 0 0 0
J. Johnson 0 0 0 0 0
T. Shengelia 0 0 0 0 0
T. Taylor 0 0 0 0 0
J. Stackhouse 0 0 0 0 0
Starters
Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts
G. Vasquez, G 36 8 7 4 20
R. Lopez, C 28 7 1 1 14
E. Gordon, G 29 1 6 1 10
A. Davis, F 21 4 0 1 6
A. Aminu, F 29 5 0 2 4

Bench
Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts
R. Anderson 30 7 1 2 13
R. Mason 18 2 1 4 8
J. Smith 17 3 1 4 8
A. Rivers 18 1 3 2 7
B. Roberts 10 0 2 1 7
L. Thomas 5 0 0 0 0
X. Henry 0 0 0 0 0
D. Miller 0 0 0 0 0
Complete Box Score
Injury Report
Nets
No injuries to report.
Hornets
Date Player Injury
4/10 A. Davis, FC Sprained MCL
3/6 A. Rivers, G Broken right hand
3/1 J. Smith, FC Torn labrum

Player News
Nets
Deron Williams (BKN - Point Guard)

News: Williams rebounded from a rough first half to regain his elite form in the latter portion of the season.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013)
C.J. Watson (BKN - Point Guard)

News: Watson appeared in 80 games (starting eight) for the Nets this season, averaging 6.8 points and shooting a career-high 41.1 percent from the field.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013)
Gerald Wallace (BKN - Forward)

News: Wallace had a disappointing first season in Brooklyn, posting some of his lowest numbers since he was a reserve nearly a decade ago.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 7, 2013)
Hornets
Eric Gordon (NO - Shooting Guard)

News: Gordon endured bone spurs in his left ankle after the All-Star break, which required surgery last week to alleviate the pain, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 14, 2013)
Jason Smith (NO - Forward-Center)

News: Smith, who missed the final 24 games of the regular season with a torn labrum in his right shoulder, will not start basketball activities until training camp in the fall, the Times-Picayune reports.  (RotoWire - May 12, 2013)
Eric Gordon (NO - Shooting Guard)

News: The New Orleans Pelicans say guard Eric Gordon has undergone successful arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle. The club says the procedure, performed Thursday by Dr. Richard Ferkel of the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles, was aimed at alleviating pain caused by scar tissue. Last summer, he signed a four-year, $58 million contract.  (STATS - Fri. May 10, 2013)

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