Cam Thomas stepped up after the Nets traded away Kyrie Irving, scoring a career-high 47 points in the team's loss to the Clippers.
USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt breaks down the trade between the Brooklyn Nets and Dallas Mavericks for Kyrie Irving.NEW YORK — Paul George scored 29 points, Kawhi Leonard added 24 and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a career-high 47 points from Cam Thomas in his first start to beat the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 124-116 on Monday night.
Thomas, who scored 44 to rally the Nets past Washington on Saturday, was even better on the day the Nets completed the. But Los Angeles outscored Brooklyn 25-9 over the final 6:20. Neither Dinwiddie nor Finney-Smith were available, nor were stars Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons and guard Seth Curry due to injury. Nets coach Jacque Vaughn rotated 11 of his 12 dressed players, but Los Angeles’ bench still outscored Brooklyn’s 38-10.
Los Angeles rallied with a 9-0 run and outscored Brooklyn 33-28 in the fourth, keyed by Leonard’s nine points in the frame
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