National Basketball Association
Brooklyn 116, Toronto 103
When: 3:00 PM ET, Friday, March 4, 2011
Where: The O2 Arena, London
Officials:
#13 Monty McCutchen, #65 Sean Wright, #58 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
18689
By SportsDirect Inc.
Brook Lopez scored 25 points, and Kris Humphries had 18 points and 17 rebounds as the New Jersey Nets defeated the Toronto Raptors 116-103 in London on Friday in the NBA's first regular-season game played in Europe.
Deron Williams had 16 points, including 14 in the second half, and 11 assists for the Nets (18-43), who snapped a six-game losing streak and won their first game against an Atlantic Division team after nine losses.
DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points and Andrea Bargnani had 23 for the Raptors (17-45), who had their six-game winning streak against New Jersey snapped.
The fans at sold-out O2 Arena did the wave, cheered for both teams and seemed to enjoy themselves as much as the Nets (18-43), who took control with an 20-6 run to start the fourth quarter. Sundiata Gaines scored all seven of his points and Jordan Farmar had all six of his during the run.
The Nets took a 108-97 lead with 2:43 to go on a rare four-point play - a 3-pointer by Williams and a free throw by Humphries, who was fouled setting a screen.
It was the first win for the Nets since they acquired Williams, who is averaging 14.5 assists in four games with New Jersey.
Top Game Performances
| Toronto |
|
Brooklyn |
|
DeMar DeRozan 30 |
Scoring |
Brook Lopez 25 |
|
Jose Calderon 12 |
Assists |
Deron Williams 11 |
|
Ed Davis 8 |
Rebounds |
Kris Humphries 17 |
|
DeMar DeRozan 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Damion James 5 |
|
Ed Davis 3 |
Steals |
Sundiata Gaines 1 |
|
Andrea Bargnani 1 |
Blocks |
Kris Humphries 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Toronto
|
103 |
48.2 |
2-10 |
19-24 |
26 |
36 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
| Brooklyn
|
116 |
55.6 |
7-18 |
19-25 |
24 |
41 |
7 |
3 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Brooklyn will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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