Sad for us. The Nets put up a fight against the NBA’s hottest team, led by Jeremy Lin in his first game back, but lost in the last minute to Houston, 122-118. Lin scored 10 points, distributed seven assists and played good defense for 20 minutes in his first game in 40 days.
The game had other positives as well, at least on the offensive end. The Nets scored 75 points in the second half, 42 in the third, 33 in the fourth. Brook Lopez scored 26 points (but grabbed only one rebound), part of a 68-36 advantage over Houston.