Around the point he became the Nets’ go-to scorer in crunch time Tuesday, Trendon Watford inched closer to his minutes restriction.
A preseason hamstring injury prevented him from debuting until Sunday, when he logged 13 minutes and left the Garden court, admittedly, gassed. Two days later, he entered with a cap of 18 minutes.He begged Jordi Fernandez to ignore the restriction, with the Nets down leading scorer Cam Thomas — whose lower back tightness prompted a last-minute absence — yet still on the verge of winning after a 17-point comeback.Nets vs.
But as the Nets experiment with lineup combinations and navigate injuries, Watford’s 10-point, four-rebound, two-block outing provided a reminder of the role the 24-year-old — in his second year with Brooklyn after being an undrafted free agent dumped by the Trail Blazers — could fill when needed. Tuesday became a glimpse of his Nets potential. After a Hornets turnover, Watford drove, drew a foul and hit a foul shot to put the Nets up nine in the third quarter.
“He was very impactful with his drives, his control,” Fernandez said. “He’s a big body. It’s really hard to switch on him because he’ll make the right play.”
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