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NBA Twitter reacts to Nets’ beating the Houston Rockets

sharif phillips-keaton
·3 min read

The Brooklyn Nets visited Toyota Center on Tuesday to take on the Houston Rockets for the first time this season and won 118-96. Brooklyn leads the regular-season series 1-0.

For the Nets, Mikal Bridges had 30 points and five assists while Spencer Dinwiddie had 23 points and four assists. Nic Claxton had 18 points and Joe Harris had 12 points off the bench.

For the Rockets, Jalen Green had 25 points and two rebounds while Alperen Sengun had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Jabari Smith Jr. had 15 points and Jae’Sean Tate had 11 points.

In the first half, Houston had a fast start on Brooklyn as they ended up leading by 11 points midway through the first quarter. In the second quarter, Brooklyn started shooting the three-ball better and it helped them go on a 16-0 run in the period. The Nets had a tough time guarding Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun as the pair combined for 28 points in the first half.

In the second half, it was more of the same as the Nets continued to smother the Rockets on the defensive end. Brooklyn was able to get big contributions from guys like Joe Harris and Royce O’Neale off the bench and that allowed them to keep their lead over Houston. The Nets also took advantage of the Rockets turning the ball over so much and that led to some easy scores on the other end.

Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Nets taking care of business against the Rockets:

Story originally appeared on Nets Wire