NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets played their third straight game at home on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers and won 100-93.
For the Nets, Lonnie Walker IV had 21 points and one steal while Cam Thomas had 14 points and two rebounds before leaving the game in the third quarter due to his left ankle injury. Dorian Finney-Smith had 12 points and Royce O’Neale had 12 points.
For the Clippers, Paul George had 24 points and seven rebounds while Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and six rebounds. Russell Westbrook had 13 points and James Harden had 12 points.
In the first half, it was the opposite of what Nets fans have been accustomed to so far this season as neither team could buy a bucket in this half. It seemed that the defensive intensity rose as the half wore on and both teams weren’t getting many open or easy shots.
In the second half, Brooklyn continued to stifle Los Angeles’ offense with the way that the Nets kept sending a second body towards George and Leonard. It looked like that worked wonders as the Clippers big four had underwhelming performances across the board which was unlikely to see prior to this matchup.
Here are your Nets player grades for Wednesday’s win: