To say that the Nets had some trouble containing the pick-and-roll in their 100-86 loss to the Knicks would be a pretty massive understatement. Tyson Chandler, who converted 7 of 11 field goal attempts, scored 16 of the easiest points you’ll ever see as he slammed lob after lob from Raymond Felton, who had absolutely no trouble getting the ball to his big man. When’s the last time two players teamed up for FIVE alley-oops in a single game?
Felton and Chandler already led the league in alley-oop conversions, so this performance only extended their advantage. In addition to the pick-and-roll game, New York also had its heavy hitters firing on all cylinders; Carmelo Anthony dropped a game-high 31 and JR Smith pitched in 19 off the bench. Anthony and Smith nearly outscored Brooklyn’s starting lineup by themselves (50-55). With his Nets now 2-8 in December, Avery Johnson’s job security has got to come into question. Hopefully he and his squad are able to right the ship soon… I don...
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Tyson Chandler,
Raymond Felton,
Carmelo Anthony,
J.R. Smith,
Gerald Green,
Paul George,
Kevin Durant,
Josh Smith,
Russell Westbrook,
Chris Paul,
Blake Griffin,
Donald Sterling,
Shannon Brown,
Kemba Walker,
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist,
Greg Smith,
Omer Asik,
James Harden,
Jeremy Lin,
Paul Pierce,
Alonzo Gee,
Jarrett Jack,
Carl Landry,
Richard Jefferson,
J.J. Redick,
Dwight Howard,
Greg Monroe,
Alan Anderson,
Zach Randolph,
Marc Gasol,
Maalik Wayns,
Deron Williams,
Brook Lopez,
Markieff Morris,
Vinny Del Negro
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