The rebuilding Brooklyn Nets have finally started to click over the season’s final month.
Allen Crabbe is hoping it’ll carry over to next season.
Crabbe scored 20 of his career-high 41 points in the first quarter and the Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 114-105 on Monday night for their first three-game
winning streak this season.
The Nets have won seven of 12 games since March 17 after dropping 18 of 21.
”Things are maybe turning that corner that we wanted to get a little early in the season
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stroke. He has a franchise-record 188 3-pointers in his first season with
Brooklyn.
D’Angelo Russell had 21 points and 11 assists, and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 20 points for the Nets, who had not won three straight since April 1-4,
2017.
The Nets swept the three-game season series from Chicago for the first time since the 2004-05 season. Brooklyn assisted on 32 of its 41 baskets.
”I try to pass the ball to whoever’s open,” said Russell
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shot-makers around here.”
Former Net Sean Kilpatrick was one of seven players for the Bulls to score in double figures, tallying 16 points. Cameron Payne had 15 for Chicago, which has
lost its last three games.
Rookie Lauri Markkanen added 10 points and six rebounds to reach 500 boards this season. He’s the first Bulls rookie to since Elton Brand to eclipse the
1,000-point, 500-rebound mark.
”I take a lot of pride. I basically try to do basically as much as I can in rebounding,” Markkanen said. ”I think it feels pretty cool to accomplish
that
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Brooklyn hit 18 3-pointers in its first game since falling one shy of the NBA record with 24 in a rout of Chicago on Saturday.
Crabbe celebrated his 26th birthday by going 8 of 11 from deep Monday. He scored 14 straight points during his first quarter outburst and finished the
first half with 29 points, including 6 of 6 from deep. The Nets led 62-55 at the
break.
During his last three games, Crabbe has made 18 3-pointers and averaged 28.7 points.
”I shook his hand after the game and it was still hot, still cooking,” Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said. ”He’s really finishing the season the way we’re
asking the team to finish, on a strong night.”
The Nets led by 11 points during the third quarter before the Bulls cut the lead to three on Kilpatrick’s 3-pointer with five seconds left.
Chicago got within four points on Kilpatrick’s basket with 4:14 left in the fourth quarter, forcing the Nets to call a timeout.
Russell then hit a jumper at the elbow over Kilpatrick to start 6-0 run capped by his driving layup with 1:36 to play. That extended the lead to
112-102.
TIP INS
Bulls: Markkanen made a pair of 3-pointers. The 20-year-old from Finland is two shy of tying Kirk Hinrich’s franchise rookie record of 144 set during the
2003-04 season. … David Nwaba had 11 points and 10 rebounds
Nets: Forwards Joe Harris (sprained left ankle) and Caris LeVert (right foot tendinitis) were held out. DeMarre Carroll was also a scratch due to a left hip
strain.
UP NEXT
Bulls: Conclude the season at home Wednesday night against Detroit.
Nets: Close out their season at Boston on Wednesday night.
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The Los Angeles Chargers signed tight end Virgil Green to a three-year contract and kept safety Adrian Phillips with a one-year deal on Wednesday.
The team also extended tenders to receiver Tyrell Williams and defensive end Chris McCain.
Green spent the last seven seasons with the Denver Broncos
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California, native also has 71 career receptions for 807 yards and four
touchdowns.
The Chargers haven't announced publicly whether they will bring back 37-year-old tight end Antonio Gates, who hopes to extend his record-setting
career for at least another season.
Phillips played a key role in his fourth season with the Chargers, starting four games and making two interceptions with 47 tackles. He played extensively
down the stretch while Los Angeles rallied to a 9-7 finish.
Williams started 15 games for the Chargers last season, catching 43 passes for 728 yards. The former undrafted free agent had a standout season in San
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Williams was tendered at the second-round level, which means he would make $2.941 million next season. The Chargers have the right to match any deal
offered by another club to Williams or McCain.
Williams could be attractive to teams seeking to acquire a receiver from the Chargers, who already have Pro Bowl star Keenan Allen, first-round pick Mike
Williams and dependable veteran Travis Benjamin returning to one of the NFL's
best passing offenses next season.
McCain got increased playing time in his second NFL season, recording five sacks and 20 tackles.
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