After jumping out to an early lead over the Chicago Bulls, the Brooklyn Nets saw their lead slip away in the second quarter. Chicago eventually took a double-digit lead, but the Nets cut it to six points by the half.
Almost everyone made costly mistakes for Brooklyn in the first two quarters, leading to the deficit. However, there were some who provided the Nets with a lift, minimizing the gap to six points at halftime.
Among those who did well was Nic Claxton. He wasn’t originally part of Brooklyn’s regular rotations to start the season, but ever since DeAndre Jordan missed a game due to an ankle sprain, the Nets rookie has had his number called on multiple occasions.
And Claxton continues to take advantage of the opportunities he’s been given.
Clax puttin' the moves on!@_claxton33 | #WeGoHard pic.twitter.com/Crlw8RdUmE
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) November 17, 2019
Going into the half, Claxton had six points to his name on 3-for-5 shooting (0-for-3 from three). The rookie also had two rebounds in his 10 minutes — one of which led to this emphatic slam:
Look at Claxton run the floor. pic.twitter.com/YepyiRLPhL
— Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) November 17, 2019