Caris LeVert goes off in Nets’ win over Spurs

The Brooklyn Nets bounced back from their rough showing against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday with a win over the San Antonio Spurs.

After a blowout loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, the Brooklyn Nets bounced back in a big way against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, winning 124-119.

Having Joe Harris back in the lineup helped the Nets get back on track. Brooklyn’s sharpshooter scored 12 points on 4-for-9 shooting (2-for-5 from 3-point territory). He also finished with a pair of blocks in his 22 minutes of action.

But the driving for behind Brooklyn’s first scrimmage victory in the Disney bubble was Caris LeVert. The guard scored 27 points on 8-for-17 shooting (3-for-9 from deep) in 23 minutes. He also earned nine free throws, of which he knocked down eight, and had three steals.

Both Rodions Kurucs and Tyler Johnson scored 17 points off the bench and nailed three 3-pointers apiece (Kurucs on three attempts and Johnson on five). In his Nets debut, Johnson shot 63.6% (7-for-11) from the floor.

Garrett Temple scored 10 off the bench. Jarrett Allen also scored 10 points in his double-double performance (11 rebounds).

Chris Chiozza logged a team-high seven assists to go with his seven rebounds.

Brooklyn gets back to work on Monday at 5:30 p.m. against the Utah Jazz.