Caris LeVert didn’t have his best shooting performance on Friday, but he was there when the Brooklyn Nets needed him most.
With the Nets down six points with 3:38 to go, LeVert knocked down one of his three 3-point makes. Two and a half minutes later, with Brooklyn trailing 111-109, the guard drilled another look from deep after he shook Miami sharpshooter Duncan Robinson, giving the Nets the lead.
From there, Brooklyn never looked back. In the process of defeating the Heat 117-113, the Nets also snapped their seven-game losing streak,
Among those happy to see the skid end was Spencer Dinwiddie, as he expressed to Michael Grady on YES Network after the win:
Thank God we broke that streak, man. It was getting rough out here, I’m not gonna lie to you.
LeVert finished with 11 points on 4-for-15 shooting (3-for-9 from deep). He also had four assists and three rebounds in his 24 minutes off the bench.
🚨 CARIS. CLUTCH. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/Dd8PscxYsM
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 11, 2020
CLUTCH CARIS STRIKES AGAIN ‼️ pic.twitter.com/fAWhAioh9B
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 11, 2020
Dinwiddie logged a career-high 14 assists throughout his 26-point performance, in which he went 10-for-19 from the field (2-for-6 from the perimeter).
GET. IT. SPENCE. 💪 pic.twitter.com/To10bTCtwK
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 11, 2020
⭐️ coast to coast ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/c4irw3uo8m
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 11, 2020
The surprising performance of the night for Brooklyn definitely came from Rodions Kurucs, who made the start with Garrett Temple out.
✈️🇱🇻 pic.twitter.com/CsHy2X9fzO
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 11, 2020
Kurucs exploded offensively in the first quarter and went on to finish Friday’s game with 19 points to his name. The forward went 7-for-9 from the floor (4-for-5 from deep).
Rodi with RANGE 🎯🎯🎯@RODIONS1 | #WeGoHard pic.twitter.com/wOG8usqprn
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 11, 2020
Jarrett Allen was back on track, as well. He logged a double-double, grabbing 11 rebounds to go with his 11 points. DeAndre Jordan also grabbed double-digit rebounds (10).
As the Fro flies 😤 pic.twitter.com/hEwuUPI6bc
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 11, 2020
🔨 @DeAndre 🔨 pic.twitter.com/8lnwMpvc0D
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 11, 2020
Joe Harris (1-for-5) and Taurean Prince (1-for-10) couldn’t find their stroke from three, but found other ways to make an impact.
Prince was actually perfect inside the arc. He made each of the seven shots he took from two, en route to a 17-point performance.
Meanwhile, Harris only scored nine points, but he had seven rebounds, including a big one late in the game off of a missed 3-pointer from Prince.
Last but not least, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting.
Musa extra effort and @timcabs converts‼️ pic.twitter.com/rOnpX7wYzo
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 11, 2020