The Nets led 91-51 against a Warriors team missing Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins. Brooklyn shot 35 for 49 (71.4%) in the opening 24 minutes.
USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt ranks all five NBA games slated for Christmas Day based on how intriguing they will be.NEW YORK — Jacque Vaughn wasn’t aware his Brooklyn Nets had the best first half in their history.Kevin Durant scored 23 points, all but two in a 91-point first half that was the third-biggest in the league, and the Nets routed the Golden State Warriors,, on Wednesday to send the reigning champions staggering home with their second blowout loss in two nights in New York.
Curry will remain sidelined by a shoulder injury, but Wiggins could be back, and the Warriors will take all the help they can get after trailing by 44 in this one. James Wiseman scored a career-high 30 points on 12-for-14 shooting for the Warriors, who lost by 38 points to the Knicks on Tuesday night.
Coach Steve Kerr said the Warriors’ early turnovers — they finished with 21 that led to 36 points — helped the Nets get going.It was 68-31 when Durant was whistled for a technical foul for his sideline celebration after Ben Simmons slammed down a long lob pass. The Warriors scored the next seven in one of their only highlights of the night before Brooklyn extended it to 91-51 at the half on Durant’s 3-pointer.
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