The Nets are keeping two courtside seats empty for the late Kobe Bryant and his daughter, “Gigi.” The seats held open tonight are the same ones Kobe and Gigi sat in the viral clip of Kobe coaching Gianna.

Final: Nets 125, Pistons 115.
The Nets have won 2 of the last 3 games (both against Detroit) and improved to 20-26.
Dinwiddie: 28 points, 6 assists
Irving: 20 points, 5 assists

Kyrie Irving stood with his team before Wednesday’s matchup against the Detroit Pistons. Nothing but silence, and eyes on the scoreboard to honor Kobe and Gianna Bryant, who died in a helicopter accident on Sunday. Irving had tears in his eyes and running down his cheek, trying to hold the emotions in after losing his friend, his mentor.

“I asked him for help 4-5 years ago. I asked him for help and I don’t think I was ready to be a mentee at that point. Some ancient texts say when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. I had that type of mentorship, relationship, with him where I was able to ask him anything no matter how nervous or how fearful I was. He was just easy to approach with those type of questions about what goes on in day in and day out basis of chasing something bigger than yourself.”

“You’re trying to build a legacy or leave a mark on a game, there’s going to come a lot of sacrifices, there’s going to come a lot of heat, come a lot of love, come a lot of balance that you must create in your life. He left a lot of teachings, a lot of breadcrumbs I call them, and I just followed all of them. I followed every single one of them. That probably pays a lot of focus into the person I am today. He’s really just listening, asking questions, what he was doing and what he was creating; then also his daughter GiGi and him opening up doors and opportunities in sports.”

“I saw what he was creating, and I knew that I wanted that same structure. He had his own company, his own belief system, he had his own principals that he lived by, he didn’t give a f*** about what anybody said. I think having that type of strength, that type of leader of the movement, so many people wanted to follow."

"When someone would ask him a question, ‘How do you do it Kobe? How do you do it? How are you so great? How do you do this?’ Some of the Young Mambas out there trying to emulate what he was doing. Some people would text him about ‘Hey what about this shooting slump?’ and he would say stuff like, ‘The best shot is the next shot. Figure it out. F*** ‘em all.’ Simple things but it was what he helped you see inside yourself, always. It wasn’t the words he said, it was always something there inside of you that you knew was there, but you had to tap into it. And he tapped into it all the time. He was just that type of teacher. I’m glad he’s getting his just due in his legacy now more than ever, you don’t ever have to worry about anyone not being on Kobe’s side. I’ve been on Kobe’s side.”

Kyrie Irving finished the game with 54 points on 82.6% (19-of-23) shooting.

The only players in NBA history to shoot that high of a percentage from the field in a 50-point game are Wilt Chamberlain (four times), Michael Jordan (once) and Irving tonight.

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Final: Nets 133, Bulls 118.
Kyrie Irving dropped 54 points on 19-of-23 shooting. The only other players in NBA history to drop 50+ points while shooting that well: Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan.

Special night in Brooklyn.

The Brooklyn Nets were outscored 10-1 over the final 3:05 of the game in a 113-107 loss on the road to the Washington Wizards.

Spencer Dinwiddie led the Nets with 26 points and six assists for his fourth-straight 20-point game. Joe Harris had 22 points.

Kyrie Irving scored 11 points before leaving the game with a right knee sprain midway through the fourth quarter.

The Brooklyn Nets broke things open in the third quarter on the way to a 119-97 win over the Phoenix Suns at Barclays Center on Monday night.

Making his first start since Nov. 10 in Phoenix, Caris LeVert led Brooklyn with 29 points, matching his career high.

The Brooklyn Nets defeat the Golden State Warriors by 41 points: 129-88. They've won 4 of the last 5.
Caris LeVert: 23 points
D'Angelo Russell: 17 points (7/20 shooting)

Spencer Dinwiddie says the team’s confidence right now is “extremely high”

Final: Raptors 119, Nets 118.
Nets outscored the Raptors by 11 in the 4th and came back from an 18-point deficit. Caris LeVert dropped a career-high 37 points.

Nets had a timeout left on the last play SMH.

WOW.

Nets defeat the Pacers, 106-105. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 12 points in the 4th quarter, including the game-winner.

Redemption

Final: Nets 101, Raptors 91.

Can’t emphasize how big this win is entering the All-Star break. Nets have won 2 straight and 6 of the last 8. They also snapped Toronto’s 15-game win streak.

They’ll enter the All-Star break with a 25-28 overall record.

#WeGoHard

Nets star Kyrie Irving is likely to undergo procedure on his right shoulder and miss extended period of time.

OP I feel you bro I was the only poster in the HaWks thread on KTT1

Respect!

Final: 76ers 112, Nets 104.
Nets had several chances to win this game, including the final possession of the 4th when they were tied. They went 0-for-7 with two turnovers in OT. Scored 1 point in the 5 minutes.

They're now 25-29 on the season.

Dominant victory for Brooklyn: 115-86.
They had 8 players in double figures, led by Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (21 points). Caris LeVert dropped 17 points and grabbed a career-high 6 steals.

I was actually at this game tonight. #WeGoHard

Final: Magic 115, Nets 113.
Nets allowed Magic to score 74 points in the 2nd half. Blew a 19-point lead. Bad loss to say the least

Spencer Dinwiddie missed a step-back 3-pointer which would've put the Nets up by 1 in the final seconds.

Caris LeVert took two shots in the 4th quarter after scoring 32 through 3 quarters on 10-of-18 shooting.

Another bad loss in the final moments, 110-106.

Final: Hawks 141, Nets 118.
Worst loss of the season. Nets are now the 8th seed at 26-32. They play the Miami Heat tomorrow.