Spurs vs. Nets (Things You Didn't Know)

The Nets extend their win streak to 12 as they beat the Spurs

San Antonio Spurs - 103

Brooklyn Nets - 139

BOX SCORE:

Spurs:

Tre Jones - 6 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL, 3-8 FG, 0-3 3P

Devin Vassell - 14 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 5-13 FG, 3-7 3P

Keldon Johnson - 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK, 7-13 FG, 2-6 3P

Jeremy Sochan - 5 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 2-4 FG, 0-1 3P

Jakob Poeltl - 6 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 3-8 FG, 0-0 3P

POINTS IN THE PAINT:  58
FAST BREAK POINTS:  22
BIGGEST LEAD:  0
BENCH POINTS:  50

Nets:

Kyrie Irving - 27 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 11-14 FG, 4-5 3P

Seth Curry - 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 6-12 FG, 4-7 3P

Kevin Durant - 25 PTS, 3 REB, 11 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK, 10-14 FG, 0-1 3P

Ben Simmons - 4 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL, 2-5 FG, 0-0 3P

Nic Claxton - 10 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 3 BLK, 5-8 FG, 0-0 3P

POINTS IN THE PAINT:  58
FAST BREAK POINTS:  24
BIGGEST LEAD:  36
BENCH POINTS:  57

POSTGAME ANALYSIS:

Spurs:

• Jones reached the 100 career steal mark.

• Johnson reached the 3,000 career point mark.

Nets:

• Simmons reached the 500 career steal mark.

• Durant passed Walt Simon for No. 32 on the Nets’ all-time scoring list. He also passed him and Irving for No. 41 on the Nets’ all-time assist list.

• Claxton passed Richard Jefferson for No. 28 on the Nets’ all-time blocks list.

• Durant recorded his fourth double-double of the season (239th of his career).

Cory Nelson is a contributor to Sports Illustrated’s channel “Inside The Heat”.  He attended Northern Virginia Community College. He can be reached at corymckenzienelson@hotmail.com or follow him on Twitter @CKenzyNelson and Instagram @ckenzynelson