Nets topple shorthanded Bucks as impressive offense erupts in late run
NY Post
MILWAUKEE — Maybe the Nets got a new offense for the holidays.
Brooklyn seemed destined for another offensively challenged loss.
That is until they turned destiny around with a 111-105 come-from-behind win over a shorthanded Milwaukee team missing stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard at Fiserv Forum on Thursday night.
Cam Johnson poured in 29 points, including a dagger 3-pointer in a late 17-5 run that turned a five-point deficit into a shocking victory.
Second-year big man Noah Clowney continued his breakout, adding 20 points, four rebounds and a career-best 6-for-8 from 3-point range.
Brooklyn trailed 97-92 after a Khris Middleton free throw before seizing the game.
Slowing down Victor Wembanyama required the special OG touch.
Andy Reid got into the Christmas spirit.
Question while we are all attempting to make sense of what has happened to the Rangers: Was Monday at the Rock the latter-day equivalent of Nov. 13, 1979, at the Coliseum?
Free agency is more unpredictable than a short playoff series, an honest-to-goodness crapshoot if there ever was one.
Jimmy Butler’s days with the Heat appear to be numbered.
The game of musical first basemen went full tilt in the past week, with several practitioners of the position signed or traded.
Any list of the NFL’s best cornerbacks must include Patrick Surtain II, Marlon Humphrey and Trent McDuffie.
Even the ageless wonders of the world have expiry dates. The NBA’s greatest shooter is no exception.
We interrupt this meltdown to bring you four days without a desultory Rangers loss.
It’s becoming increasingly evident that Juan Soto’s decision to sign with the Mets was pushed over the finish line by the Amazin’s emphasis on family and what they could do to welcome the superstar slugger’s crew into the fold.
The Nets paid Nic Claxton expecting him to be an anchor, not a millstone. They bet big — nearly nine figures big — on him getting better. Instead, he’s gotten worse.