The result pulled the Nets (26-13) within a game of the league-leading Celtics.
NEW ORLEANS — The Nets’ 12-game winning streak ended Wednesday night.
After their winning streak, the longest in the NBA this season, was snapped Wednesday night at Chicago , the Nets avoided losing consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 13-15. They have won 16 of their past 18 games. “It’s just fun to see that you can continue to progress,” Vaughn said. “There’s different elements to his game you haven’t seen previously. The efficiency that is still behind it. The joy that he plays with.
It was still 64-53 Toronto at intermission, but whatever Vaughn said at the break appeared to take hold. The Nets stormed out of the locker room with a 17-5 run. After a missed Durant turnaround, a Nic Claxton tap-out offensive rebound turned into a Royce O’Neale 3-pointer and 70-69 lead, the Nets’ first since 6-4 in the early stages of the game.
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