He had a few bad turnovers, but otherwise played a heck of a game with 33/12/11. I spent the Tuesday game preview grousing at James Harden for not being aggressive enough, and he made sure to shut people like me up in a hurry. He’s also dealing with a quad contusion that might limit his minutes, but he’ll do his best out there. He was a fan favorite here and ought to get a nice hand from the Barclays crowd. He’s starting these days and has shown why he’s such a dependable hand. Welcome back, Uncle Jeff! Jeff Green is back in Brooklyn as a member of the Nuggets and he’s stepped up for an injury depleted team. Steve Nash has continued to experiment, so it’s gonna be tough to get a read on this team if and when everyone gets back. The margins for this team are razor thin right now and every miscue will hit twice as hard. The Nets coughed it up 18 times last night, which led to 19 Lakers points off of turnovers. When you’re shorthanded, you CAN’T be careless with the basketball. Personally, I would bet on Forbes being a part of the rotation permanently though. On the other hand, he does struggle on the defensive side of the ball and Malone may get annoyed and pull him from the rotation. If he can end up trusting Forbes more, than I see Forbes as a permanent addition to the rotation due to his shooting output and his gravity. He goes back to Facu frequently when it doesn’t seem he should. For all the stats stacked against Facu Campazzo that say he’s a negative for the Nuggets nearly every time he’s on the floor Malone trusts him. I think it really depends on how much Michael Malone ends up trusting him. Asher Levy of Denver Stiffs spoke about the new Nuggets backcourt and said: Now that Bryn Forbes is here, the Nuggets have some guard help until Murray gets back. So, if you follow Nuggets twitter, then you’ve probably seen Denver fans raise holy hell every time Facu Campazzo is on the court. This is a makeup from the game in December that was postponed due to COVID. Will Barton didn’t play last night due to right hamstring tightness The game Vlatko Cancar is out recovering from right foot surgery. Michael Porter Jr is out after spinal surgery. Jamal Murray is working his way back from his ACL tear, but won’t be playing tonight. Kyrie Irving is back on Saturday and the entire road trip. Harris went to Indiana for a second opinion on his ankle, so it looks like he’ll be out for a bit longer than anticipated. Once they wrap up here, they’re back on the road to continue their six game trip. They played the Detroit Pistons in the D last night and came away with a six point victory. Mike Malone and friends are hanging tough and ought to be a tough out come playoff time. The opponent tonight will be the Denver Nuggets. It’s a bumpy road right now, but you hope for brighter days on the horizon.

The Brooklyn Nets played host to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night and were witnesses to the LeBron James experience as he and the Lakers put on a show and handed the Nets a rough home loss. Keep trying to tell y’all about taking national TV losses.

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