The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Denver Nuggets, 116 - 111, at Barclays Center on Wednesday. The Nets (6 - 15) likely left the visiting Nuggets (8 - 14) in a state of first - half shock, as they built a 68 - 52 lead by halftime. However, Denver, which had begun to show signs of regrouping in the second quarter, came out of the locker room much sharper, matching their hosts nearly point for point in the third quarter. They then exploded for 32 points in the final period, led by a standout effort from Wilson Chandler, who tallied a game - high 27 points off the bench over 35 minutes. Chandler clearly had the hot hand over starting small forward Danilo Gallinari, and also posted 15 rebounds and recorded a steal. He led a 70 - point effort from the second unit on the night, which helped overcome three single - digit scoring tallies from the starting five. However, it was the Nets' Sean Kilpatrick who drew a foul from Chandler and sunk the two subsequent free throws with eight seconds remaining, sealing the hard - fought home win. Will Barton led the Denver starters with 15 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block, but did turn the ball over a game - high six times. Jusuf Nurkic pitched in with 11 points, three rebounds and an assist. On the bench, Jameer Nelson and Nikola Jokic managed a pair of 14 - point efforts, with the former adding five rebounds, five assists and two steals and the latter contributing 11 boards, three assists and a block. Jamal Murray supplied 12 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal in a reserve role as well. Brook Lopez led the way for Brooklyn with 24 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Kilpatrick was next with 22 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal. Bojan Bogdanovic compiled 19 points, three assists and a rebound, while Trevor Booker continued his stellar play down low, posting a 15 - point, 12 - rebound double - double that also included five assists and a steal. Isaiah Whitehead drew the start at point guard and responded with 14 points, two rebounds, two assists, four steals and a block. Joe Harris paced the second unit with 16 points, two rebounds and two steals. The Nuggets next head to Washington to face the Wizards on Thursday night, while the Nets head to San Antonio for a Saturday night showdown with the Spurs.
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