When Kevin Durant got hurt on Jan. 8 in Miami and was diagnosed with a sprained MCL the next morning, the Nets said he would be evaluated in two weeks.
, both career-highs. He set the franchise record with a 12th straight game of at least three blocks, breaking the mark set twice by Shawn Bradley in 1996.
“Yeah I knew I was close, and I knew I didn’t have any blocks in the first half so I knew I needed to come out and get a few. That’s big-time. Beating that record is big-time,” said Claxton, whose confidence is at a high. “I feel like the sky’s the limit. I’m just playing free. It’s a lot more opportunity out there for myself and my teammates are finding me and I’m staying aggressive with the minutes I’m being given and I’m just having fun and just playing. I’m having a lot of fun and definitely feel like the sky’s the limit.”
Royce O’Neale hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in a game-ending 22-6 run. He’s now shooting a career-best 40.5 percent from deep, putting the 3 in his 3-and-D profile. “I think just the work coming in every day, working hard on my craft, and being confident in myself during these games,” O’Neale said. “I mean, these guys having a lot of trust me, finding me, and me just having the trusting and having the confidence in myself being that guy.” The Nets’ next game caps a five-game road swing, ending Wednesday in Philadelphia.
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