THE Brooklyn Nets (23-47) had one among their most bodily matches of the NBA 2024-25 season Thursday of their 105-99 lack of extra time at Indiana Pacers. Brooklyn entered the match with out one among their greatest gamers in Cam Johnson whereas he was resting, however for a revenge match between the groups on Saturday, Johnson can be again in alignment after sure crucial deadlines.
THE Clear Friday that Johnson is out there for Saturday’s match at Indiana, so he appears that he didn’t want extra relaxation than the one match he obtained. With Brooklyn pulling simply 35.6% of the sector towards the Pacers in a match that was extended, it’s clear that the presence of Johnson was missed within the rotation, specifically on the offensive aspect of the soil.
Johnson, 29was one of many group’s greatest gamers because the begin of this season due to its enchancment in different areas corresponding to their dribbling recreation and his recreation creation along with getting effectively from three factors on extra capturing. Whereas Johnson is again on the bottom for Brooklyn when Saturday arrives, Angelo Russell can be in road garments when he is aware of ache in his proper ankle.
Russell gave all the things he might within the defeat of Thursday in Indiana when he collected 22 factors and 6 assists in 32 minutes on the bottom, however it appears that evidently he might have a sure outing of the bottom to do correctly. He pulled solely 7 out of twenty-two on the sector, together with 3 out of 12 from Tree Land, as a result of he appeared to have hassle turning the nook and coming into the portray regardless of Nic Claxton’s screens throughout a lot of the recreation.
Ziary Williams, who has had his greatest month of the season to this point in March, is questionable for the Saturday’s match on the Pacers as a result of holding of the hamstrings. Williams was Brooklyn’s greatest participant on Thursday when he dropped 22 factors, 5 rebounds and two interceptions in 35 minutes whereas being nearly computerized to deeply all through a bodily recreation.
The nets say that Ziaire Williams is questionable on Saturday on the Pacers as a result of proper of the hamstrings.
D’Angelo Russell is because of straight ache on the ankle.
Cam Johnson is out there.
Reece Beekman, Tyson Etienne, Tosan Evbuomwan and Dariq Whitehead stay in League G.
– Sharif Phillips-Keaton (@Sharifkeaton) March 21, 2025
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