National Basketball Association
San Antonio 106, Brooklyn 79
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, January 11, 2016
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials:
#47 Bennie Adams, #76 Steven Anderson, #55 Bill Kennedy
Attendance:
15214
By The Sports Xchange
NEW YORK -- Forward LaMarcus Aldridge collected 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs matched the best start in team history with a 106-79 victory rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
The Spurs improved to 33-6, equaling the team's best 39-game start, a mark set by the 2010-11 edition. San Antonio also posted it league-leading 14th win by at least 20 points while extending its winning streak to eight games.
Aldridge shot 12-for-17 from the floor and posted his 12th double-double. He had his 10th game with at least 20 points and was the Spurs' leading scorer for the 11th time.
Forward Kawhi Leonard added 17 points, and rookie center Boban Marjanovic scored 13 as San Antonio won while getting quiet nights from guard Tony Parker and center Tim Duncan. Parker scored six points, while Duncan had eight.
A day after firing coach Lionel Hollins and reassigning general manager Billy King, the Nets were not much better in interim coach Tony Brown's debut while owner Mikhail Prokhorov watched from a suite. Brooklyn missed 10 of 12 3-point attempts and committed 19 turnovers, resulting in 30 San Antonio points.
Center Brook Lopez led Brooklyn with 18 points, and forward Joe Johnson added 16, but those totals were not nearly enough. The Nets (10-28) dropped their 10th consecutive home game, the franchise's longest such skid since losing 14 in a row at the Meadowlands during the 70-loss 2009-10 season.
The Spurs took a 77-56 lead into the fourth quarter, and the Nets scored the first six points to get within 77-62 on a basket by Lopez with 10:29 remaining. Nearly two minutes later, San Antonio stretched the lead to 87-62 as Leonard sandwiched two 3-pointers around a turnaround jumper by Aldridge.
San Antonio led by double digits over the final 18-plus minutes. After Brooklyn was within 56-47, the Spurs closed out the third with a 21-9 run.
NOTES: Nets GM Billy King was reassigned Sunday, and coach Lionel Hollins was dismissed. Team owner Mikhail Prokhorov said Monday morning he started to think about changes about a month and a half ago. Prokhorov did not cite any specific names for a replacement coach, but Kentucky's John Calipari has emerged as a possibility due to previous connections coaching the team from 1996-1999 and his friendship with Nets CEO Brett Yormark. ... Prokhorov said assistant GM Frank Zanin will run the front office on an interim basis. ... San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich was asked about Hollins losing his job and said: "He's a good friend and heckuva coach. He understands how it all works. The business just (stinks). You always feel bad when a colleague gets sacked." ... San Antonio has made four visits to Brooklyn, and each time the Nets have had a different coach.
Top Game Performances
San Antonio |
|
Brooklyn |
LaMarcus Aldridge 25 |
Scoring |
Brook Lopez 18 |
Manu Ginobili 5 |
Assists |
Shane Larkin 6 |
LaMarcus Aldridge 11 |
Rebounds |
Thaddeus Young 9 |
Kyle Anderson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Wayne Ellington 2 |
Manu Ginobili 2 |
Steals |
Wayne Ellington 2 |
Tim Duncan 2 |
Blocks |
Brook Lopez 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
San Antonio
|
106 |
53.7 |
4-13 |
14-19 |
27 |
40 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
Brooklyn
|
79 |
45.2 |
2-12 |
11-13 |
15 |
30 |
3 |
5 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Brooklyn will play their next game at home against New York. The Nets have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .286 after a loss.
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San Antonio will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Spurs have a W/L % of .818 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.