After coughing up a huge lead Thursday against Golden State, the Nets did it again Saturday in Charlotte. Brooklyn fell 105-102 to the Hornets.
This past offseason, the Brooklyn Nets inked Trendon Watford to a one-year, $2.7 million contract. Midway through the lone season of his deal, Watford looks primed to cash in at the conclusion of the 2024-25 campaign.
Ever since buying out Ben Simmons, the Nets have had a backup point guard problem. And an unlikely solution has emerged to solve it.
When D'Angelo Russell exited Thursday night's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers after rolling his ankle, it was fair to assume the newly-signed Killian Hayes woul
Cam Thomas and Trendon Watford were ruled out of Brooklyn’s road matchup against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. Both are managing left hamstring injuries.
Trendon Watford is thriving for the Nets after replacing Ben Simmons at point guard following the three-time All-Star's buyout.
The Warriors enter this matchup after a 114-102 win at the New York Knicks on Tuesday in which Curry led the way for Golden State to the tune of 28 points and nine assists. The Warriors have been rolling recently as they have won eight of their past 10 games, including a 3-1 record on their current road trip that brings them through Brooklyn.
Watford (hamstring) will be available for Tuesday's game against the Spurs. Watford sat out the second leg of Brooklyn's back-to-back Saturday for precautionary reasons, but he'll likely see his usual minutes Tuesday. Watford is averaging 10.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 0.9 steals over his last 10 appearances.
Nic Claxton scored 16 points and tipped in the winner as time expired, Cam Johnson had 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets edged the Philadelphia ... storming onto the court in a wild celebration. Trendon Watford also scored 16 points for the Nets.