With the NBA on hiatus and New York continuing its battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak, Brooklyn Nets games will not be played for the foreseeable future.
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 impressive individual performances and major moments throughout Nets history:
On April 10, 1984, Micheal Ray Richardson scored 13 points, dished out 14 assists and had eight steals in the New Jersey Nets’ 106-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers (full box score). Both teams made the playoffs comfortably that season.
But the Nets faced a longer road to the playoffs the next season, which is why it was imperative for Richardson to step up on the same date one year later with the Sixers visiting, once again.
Oddly enough, Richardson also posted 14 assists in the Nets’ 125-110 win on April 10, 1985 (full box score). Additionally, the guard scored 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had seven steals.
Buck Williams also had a double-double (19 points and 10 rebounds). Off the bench, Albert King scored 23 points, Ron Brewer had 15 and Mike Gminski chipped in 11 while tallying nine rebounds.