San Antonio won 100-99 over NY on Friday to get to 22-0 at home and extend its winning streak to seven, its second such run of the season separated from the first one by an 88-84 loss in Houston on Christmas Day. That’s something he never got to do in Portland, but it’s expected in San Antonio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
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“That’s a good start, huh”, Brown joked, before resuming his thoughts on replacing Lionel Hollins, who was sacked Sunday in a mid-season house cleaning by team owner Mikhail Prokhorov.
Aldridge scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for San Antonio. Moreover, the Spurs rank second in effective field goal percentage at 53.4%, whereas the bottom-tier field-goal defense of the Nets places 26th with opponents connecting at a clip of 51.6%.
Hollins was sacked after two seasons as the Nets’ coach, during which time he led them to a 48-71 record.
That was despite a concerted effort toward a new direction, what with a completely different starting backcourt in Donald Sloan and Wayne Ellington. The GM position will remain open until a replacement is named.
Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov speaks during an NBA basketball news conference in New York, Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. “They’re a great, arguably the best team in this league, but you have to stay poised, you have to stick to your game plan”, Johnson said.
Ramon Sessions had 16 points, Gary Neal added 11 points and Drew Gooden finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds, all off the bench. The Spurs have an average margin of 13.9 points to top the league. Even tonight, I am looking forward to the game, get away from all interviews, all the little things you have to do organizational-wise as far as making decisions.
Aldridge shot 12-for-17 from the floor and posted his 12th double-double.
The Nets may seem hopeless to everyone else, but Prokhorov isn’t backing off the big decrees he made when he first bought the franchise in 2010.
-All active players for the Nets and Spurs played and logged in at least four minutes.
Lopez had clashed with Hollins at times, but he said it wasn’t fair to blame the team’s struggles exclusively on the former coach.
Additionally, Nets assistant coach Paul Westphal – who is close with Hollins – announced on Facebook that he would be departing from the team as well. “It’s not bad to win games like that. Our business just sucks”, Popovich added.
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On what Prokhorov stressed to him most, Brown said, “I would just say this, I think that he wants to see these other assets on this roster play, no particular preference”.
