With the NBA on hiatus — which NBA commissioner Adam Silver set at 30 days — and New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, placing a ban on gatherings of more than 500 people for the foreseeable future due to the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, no Brooklyn Nets games will be played for the time being.
For the Nets, as much as any team, this comes at an odd time — Brooklyn was battling the Orlando Magic for the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference standings. At the stoppage of play, the Nets had a half-game advantage over the Magic.
Since there aren’t any games, each day Nets Wire will highlight major individual performances and key developments throughout Nets history:
Entering the New Jersey Nets’ game against the Miami Heat on April 3, 1999, only one player in Nets franchise history had logged 10 steals in a game. Eddie Jordan (10) did so in 1979.
But by the end of New Jersey’s 88-77 win (full box score), Jordan wasn’t alone in this exclusive club. In fact, a new franchise record had been set.
But Kendall Gill’s 11 steals didn’t only set a Nets record. He also tied the NBA record for steals in a game. The record had been set by Larry Kenon in the San Antonio Spurs’ first NBA season (1976-1977).
There has yet to be a third player in the history in the NBA to reach Kenon and Gill’s mark.
Gill also scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Keith Van Horn led the Nets with 27 points, and Stephon Marbury scored 21.