Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overwhelmed the Brooklyn Nets 132-100 on Friday night for their second straight victory and 10th in 12 games as they fight to hold on to sixth place in the Western Conference.
Facing the threat of dropping their sixth straight, the Brooklyn Nets welcomed the LA Clippers to the Barclays Center in hopes of avenging their most lopsided loss in franchise history over two months prior.
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Nets Wire on MSN3 Nets takeaways from 132-100 loss to Ben Simmons, ClippersHere are three Brooklyn Nets takeaways from Friday's 132-100 loss to Ben Simmons and the Los Angeles Clippers.
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The Clippers are currently 16-20 on the road with a point differential of 3, while the Nets have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. Los Angeles won the only meeting of the season, 126-67 on January 15. The Nets were held to 30.1% from the field and 17.9% from three in that loss to the Clippers.
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Nets Wire on MSNNets vs. Clippers game preview: How to watch, lineups, broadcast infoThe Nets come into this game following a 116-86 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday in which Brooklyn fell behind in the first quarter 32-18 and never recovered after that. Center Nic Claxton had one of his best games of the season for the Nets to the tune of 22 points,
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We've got another exciting interconference contest on Friday's NBA schedule as the Brooklyn Nets will host the Los Angeles Clippers. Brooklyn is 23-50 overall and 11-24 at home, while Los Angeles is 41-31 overall and 16-20 on the road.
Now officially eliminated, the Nets can turn their full attention to positioning for the lottery and playing the kids.
Timme made his Nets debut against the Clippers on Friday, and the team celebrated the occasion by playing a “South Park” sound effect every time Timme scored. Whenever Timme put the ball in the basket, a loud “TIMMY!” (from the namesake character known for shouting out his own name) rang out inside Barclays Center.