Last Week: Beat LA Clippers 112-108, Beat Sacramento Kings 127-118, Beat Orlando Magic 129-92, Lost to Dallas Mavericks 115-98
This Week: 3/1 at San Antonio Spurs, 3/3 at Houston Rockets
Before losing to the Dallas Mavericks, the Brooklyn Nets had won eight games in a row, including sweeping their west coast road trip. Doing this in general is impressive. Completing that task without Kevin Durant for the duration is on another level.
James Harden joined his teammates as an All-Star this week and it is easy to see why. Harden is currently leading the league in assists at 10.9 per game, more and a whole assist ahead of second place Russell Westbrook’s 9.8. Add to that his 25.0 points (tied for 16th in the league), 7.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game and Harden was a certified lock. He was the only one of the stars on the court for the Nets against the Mavs on Saturday night and the offense suffered because of it. As we have seen this season, when a long win streak comes to an end, it usually looks something like last night.
The week was a fun one for one of the more complimentary players on the Nets who deserve a shoutout. Bruce Brown has been a revelation. Brought over in a forgettable trade to start the offseason, Brown has transformed into something of a small-ball center in certain lineups, operating out of the dunker spot and thriving. Seeing him drop 29 points against the Sacramento Kings was a blast; his reaction when realizing he had 29 points was even better. This team is just too much fun.