Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe offered a confident proclamation after turning in a career-best performance against the Thunder.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, Chet Holmgren had 22 points and 17 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rebounded from a stunning collapse with a game-changing blitz in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 129-121.
The Nets were cruising toward their best win of the year. Then they got routed by arguably the best team in the league.
Returning home from a two-game roadtrip, the Brooklyn Nets welcomed the ... falling 129-121 Day'Ron Sharpe led the Nets with 25 points and 16 rebounds on 8-of-10 shooting. Sans Nic Claxton due ...
The Nets come into this game following a 129-121 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday in which Brooklyn led by as many as 18 points before collapsing in the second half once their shooting came back to earth.
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