This past weekend was by far one, if not the single-most exciting two-game stretch of the Nets’ season. When the year is all said and done, we’ll look back at Feb. 18 and 19 as the highlight of the year. Not only did Jersey get its signature win thus far for 2012, the team also got its signature player back in the lineup. Had the Nets pulled off a win on Sunday, it would’ve been the triumvirate of good news. But two out of three isn’t a bad percentage at all.
Let’s start with Sunday’s game, a 92-85 loss at home to a mediocre Milwaukee Bucks squad. Deron Williams dropped 26 points and six assists, and Anthony Morrow went 7-for-11 for 17 points off the bench, but the story of the day for the Nets was the return of All-Star center Brook Lopez.
Out since December with a broken foot, Lopez saw immediate action and was in the starting lineup. His numbers weren’t outstanding at all, and he would earn criticism had this been any other night. He played in limited time in his first game of th...
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February 19, 2012
