Overview
- The Nets turned a tight game into a 114-104 victory after coach Jordi Fernández removed Chaney Johnson and Keon Ellis in the second half and inserted Danny Wolf and Terance Mann.
- That rotation change sparked a 64-point second half that erased Brooklyn’s early offensive struggles and changed the flow of the game.
- Danny Wolf delivered a breakout bench performance with roughly 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and a game-high +17 in under 19 minutes, while Terance Mann finished with a +11 and closed the fourth quarter alongside him.
- Julius Randle voluntarily stayed out late and told Fernández to keep the hot unit on the floor, and rookies Mikel Brown Jr. (career-high 18) and Nolan Traore (16 points) also supplied key scoring.
- Noah Clowney left with right knee soreness and several rookies remain sidelined, so Brooklyn’s staff is likely to keep experimenting with bench minutes and pace-and-space lineups on the road trip that starts in Atlanta.