NEW YORK _ After losing four of their previous five games, the Nets broke out of their shooting slump in a big way with a phenomenal 19-for-34 performance from 3-point range, including a 6-for-9 effort and 27-point, 11-assist game from All-Star D'Angelo Russell to lead them to a 135-130 victory over the Nuggets on Wednesday night at Barclays Center. The victory was the 29th of the season for the Nets, surpassing their total for all of last season.
After trailing by 14 points in the first quarter, the Nets led by 21 entering the fourth quarter, a remarkable 35-point swing. Denver put together a 22-10 fourth-quarter surge to cut their deficit to 131-125 when Jamal Murray made a jumper with 46 seconds left to play. Murray later cut it to four with a 3-pointer, but with only four second left, it came too late. The Nets made only three of eight foul shots in the final 1:02.
In their previous two losses, the Nets (29-27) had just three scorers in double digits, but Russell had plenty of support as DeMarre Carroll totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds, Joe Harris added 17, Treveon Graham had 16, and Jarrett Allen and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson each chipped in 15.
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