In the crosstown rivalry game, New York nearly let up a fourth-quarter comeback, scoring just 15 points in the final 12 minutes. However, Brooklyn's 20 fourth-quarter points weren't enough. The Nets had relatively even scoring across the board,
Russell has struggled to stay on the floor since joining the Nets in a Dec. 29 trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. He's missed six of the team's last 13 matchups while battling shin and hamstring ailments. The veteran point guard has shouldered a much heavier on-ball burden than with the Lakers during the first half of this season.
Russell finished Saturday's 106-97 loss to Miami with 22 points (6-13 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 6-6 FT), one rebound, six assists, two blocks and two steals over 26 minutes.
Here are the Brooklyn Nets player grades following Tuesday's 99-95 loss to the New York Knicks in Mikal Bridges' return to Brooklyn.
Cam Johnson and D’Angelo Russell returned Tuesday night for the decimated Nets, though Nic Claxton got added to their long injury list.
The Brooklyn Nets announced Monday that Cam Johnson, D'Angelo Russell, more are questionable for Tuesday's game at the Portland Trail Blazers.
Russell (hamstring) is questionable for Saturday's game against the Heat, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports. Russell missed the 108-84 loss to the Suns on Wednesday, and the questionable tag suggests there might be a chance of the floor general missing yet another game.
On a night when the Brooklyn Nets raised Vince Carter's iconic No. 15 to the rafters, the Miami Heat came into Barclays Center and walked away with a win. While
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After missing most of last season and the beginning of this season, Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt has finally been medically cleared to play. In
D'Angelo Russell is adjusting to a featured role with the Brooklyn Nets following a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. After a tumultuous start to the season in Los Angeles under head coach JJ Redick, he's enjoying the transition.