Grant Nelson leads Long Island with double-double but Nets fall to Greensboro

The Long Island Nets had several individual performances worth recognizing in Friday’s G League opener and after all development is the point, but they ultimately couldn’t do enough to overcome the Greensboro Swarm, falling 121-111 at Novant Health Fieldhouse.

The game was close throughout with 12 lead changes and three ties. After going down 60-55 at the half, Long Island was still down only four, 87-83 at the end of the third, the Swarm took over, outscoring the Nets, 34-28.

It was a frustrating result for Long Island, considering the contributions it received from multiple players, whether on assignment from Brooklyn, two-ways or Exhibit 10s. Arguably, the biggest positive came from…