The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Houston Rockets 145-142 in OT. WHAT A WIN! This team never quits, and never gets down. Let me start from the beginning. The Nets came out hot. They outscored the Rockets 34-19 before the Rockets went on a 12-0 run at the end of the first quarter. The Nets then outscored the Rockets again in the second quarter 28-24, and took an 8 point lead into halftime. The third quarter didn’t go as well for the Nets. They were outscored 40-23, as James Harden returned to James Harden. The Rockets started off the 4th quarter hot, before the Nets went unconscious. The Nets scored 30 points in 5 and 1/2 minutes to force an improbable overtime. Spencer Dinwiddie also went unconscious, scoring 18 points in the 4th quarter alone. Dinwiddie single handedly sent the Nets into OT, by hitting an improbable 3 with under 10 seconds remaining. Once again, OT did not start out well for the Nets. The Rockets were up 7 points with 1:30 left before the Nets went on another run. Jarrett Allen converted an and one to cut the lead to 2 points, and then Spencer Dinwiddie converted another and one to put the Nets up one. The Nets were able to hold the Rockets, and Joe Harris put the Nets up 3 with 1.6 seconds remaining. Gerald Green got a good look from the corner as time expired, but he missed. The Nets hung on and won their best game in regular season franchise history. This team night in and night out continues to shock the NBA. No one wants to see this Nets team in the first round of the playoffs. Spencer Dinwiddie led the Nets with 33 points and 10 assists on 13-22 shooting. Dinwiddie had not been playing well, and he took out all of his frustrations tonight. Dinwiddie put the team on his back, and carried them to a victory. Jarrett Allen had a monster game, recording his first 20-20 game with 20 points and 24 rebounds. Jarrett Allen added James Harden to his block list of NBA stars, as he got Harden right before halftime. This is just the first Jarrett Allen 20-20 game. Treveon Graham had his best game as a Net, with 21 points and 5 rebounds. Hopefully this was just the beginning of Graham’s breakout. Joe Harris (17 points and 7 assists), Rodions Kurucs (14 points and 5 rebounds), and DeMarre Carroll (22 points and 5 rebounds) all provided made an impact as well. This was as good of a regular season game you will see, and I’m glad the Nets were on the winning side of it. This team is a problem!

For the Rockets, James Harden continued his MVP like play. Harden finished with 58 points and 10 rebounds on 16-34 shooting. Harden came out a little slow, but turned it around in the second half. Harden extended his streak of 30+ points to 18 straight games. Eric Gordon (20 points on 6-11 shooting) and PJ Tucker (20 points and 10 rebounds) also contributed for the Rockets. This will go down as a very frustrating loss for the Rockets because they had multiple chances to put the Nets away, and failed every time. As a Nets fan, it was very pleasing to see James Harden frustrated after the game. Harden probably thought that they would just roll over the Nets, and boy was he wrong.

What’s Next?

Brooklyn travels to Orlando to face the Magic on Friday, while the Rockets remain home and face the Lakers on Saturday night.

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