They re-signed starters Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Gerald Wallace and traded for Atlanta Hawks All-Star Joe Johnson in hopes of being a contender in their first season in Brooklyn after they were longtime losers in New Jersey.
In between, there was a three-game stretch in January when opposing point guards logged a double-double (Brooklyn's Deron Williams), triple double (Boston's Rajon Rondo) and career-high 35 points (Philadelphia's Jrue Holiday) against the Knicks.
"It's no coincidence that when Avery went off the floor, Deron Williams got ultra-aggressive, " Rivers said.
Then, with 2 seconds left in the first overtime, he banked in a go-ahead jumper over Deron Williams.
They are getting improved play from big-contract players like Deron Williams and Joe Johnson, and Brook Lopez has continued a strong campaign.
Propelled by re-energized point guard Deron Williams, the Nets raced to a lopsided win, routing the Chicago Bulls, who looked listless and in need of a nap.
"There's been a lot of experiences from that time until now, " Corbin said before the game about seeing a Hall of Fame coach resign and then All-Star point guard Deron Williams traded two weeks later.
Tayshaun Prince, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Michael Redd and Deron Williams complete the American line-up.
Randy Foye scored 26 points, tying a career high with eight 3-pointers, to keep Deron Williams winless against his former team.
Johnson finished with 24 points, and Brook Lopez and Deron Williams added 19 each as the Nets snapped a 13-game losing streak against the Bucks dating back to March 30, 2009.
Brook Lopez and Deron Williams added 19 points each as the Nets snapped a 13-game skid against the Bucks dating back to March 30, 2009.
Deron Williams scored 23 points and the Nets escaped with a 97-94 victory on Wednesday night after Milwaukee's Monta Ellis missed a chance to tie the game with three foul shots in the final seconds.
Deron Williams scored 20 points for the Nets, who lost to a sub-.500 team for only the second time this season.
Brook Lopez and Andray Blatche each scored 18 points, Deron Williams added 17 and the Nets won their third straight game with a 93-80 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
Brook Lopez had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Deron Williams added 23 points and 10 assists, and the Nets beat Chicago 110-91 on Monday night, cutting the Bulls' lead to 3-2 in their first-round playoff series.
This time Joe Johnson and the Nets were able to stave off a late run by the Denver Nuggets and enter the All-Star break with two straight wins, despite playing without star point guard Deron Williams.
Deron Williams scored 19 points for the Nets, who missed a chance for their team-record 21st road win of the season.
Deron Williams had 20 points and nine assists, and the Nets beat the Magic 97-77 on Monday night for their eighth straight home victory.
Point guard Deron Williams closed the first half with a running jumper to give the Nets a 60-35 lead, and ended the third quarter with a reverse dunk to push the lead to 27.
The Nets were an un-starry team with an absentee Russian owner, and Jay-Z was clearly the biggest name associated with the club far bigger than Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and all of their teammates combined.
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