SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (12-25) had one of their toughest games of the season on Monday night in Brooklyn, falling to the red-hot Nets 139-103.
From the very beginning San Antonio looked like a team that has only won 12 games this year and the Nets looked like a stacked squad en route to their 12th win in a row. Brooklyn took a 10-point lead less than halfway through the first quarter, and San Antonio didn't cut it back down to single digits for the rest of the contest. The Nets never trailed, and wound up winning by 36. It was 74-47 at halftime.
Kevin Durant made it look easy with 25 points and 11 assists, and Kyrie Irving added 27 points and 8 rebounds. Brooklyn's defense forced 18 turnovers, and the Spurs shot under 26% from three in the blowout loss.
Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 22 points, but the starters for both teams spent much of the second half resting.
PREVIOUS GAME
The Spurs are coming off a 126-125 home loss versus the Dallas Mavericks.
Keldon Johnson had 30 points and four rebounds to lead the team while Tre Jones added 18 points. Jakob Poeltl finished with 19 points and 15 rebounds while Jeremy Sochan recorded 20 points in the loss.
Mavericks all-star Luka Doncic recorded 51 points to lead Dallas.
“We were able to maintain our game plan throughout the entire night, and it gave us a shot at the end there. Obviously, he’s [Doncic] a hell of a player, and one of the best players and scorers in the game right now," Spurs guard Tre Jones said. "So, it’s going to be a lot every time trying to play and game plan against him."
INJURY REPORT
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their Classic Edition jerseys today.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. The Nets are on an 11-game winning streak heading into tonight's game.
2. The Nets are 10-1 at home when leading at halftime.
3. The Spurs have lost five straight games to the Nets including four-straight losses in Brooklyn.
4. San Antonio forward Keldon Johnson has scored 30 points in back-to-back games. His fifth 30-point outing of the season.
5. The Spurs are on a three-game road losing streak.
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