Nets: Andray Blatche (Sep 12 6:48 ET ) The Brooklyn Nets signed Blatche on Wednesday, though terms of the deal weren't disclosed. The 6-foot-11 Blatche averaged 8.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 26 games last season for the Washington Wizards, but he missed the final 40 games because of a calf injury.
The Scoop: Washington waived Blatche in July, designating him as the team's amnesty player. The move enabled the Wizards to remove the $23 million remaining on Blatche's contract from their salary cap.
Taking Steve Blake and Andray Blatche in 2003 and '05 were the best choices the Wizards have made in the second round, where finding gems is more challenging and why they're likely to make a move.
If passion were points, the Bulls would have finished off the Nets by now. Instead Brooklyn made enough plays and Andray Blatche sank two clutch free throws to force a decisive Game 7 with a 95-92 win.
Brook Lopez dominated inside and Andray Blatche scored late as the Nets shook off Saturday's triple-OT loss with a Game 5 win over the Bulls. Also in the East, Atlanta evened its series with Indiana.
Gerald Wallace’s 3 for 15 shooting in the Brooklyn Nets' two first-round losses to the Chicago Bulls isn’t helping his team’s cause, but all those missed shots aren’t nearly as destructive as the dozens of other possessions the Nets run with Wallace on the court. For two games, the Bulls have been just about ignoring Wallace on the floor, an unfortunate end result in a season that has seen Wallace’s offensive game fall off the face of the earth .
Following the Nets’ tough Game 3 loss on Thursday, Wallace spoke to New York Daily News beat reporter extraordinaire Stefan Bondy , and shared his frustration with a gig gone wrong:
“I don’t know. I couldn’t tell you my role now,” Wallace said Friday at the team’s hotel in Chicago. “I don’t have a clue what my role is on this team.”
What’s striking about a line like this is that it doesn’t appear as if Wallace is complaining. He’s seemed genuinely frustrated and flummoxed by his current status, and the stasis is wearing on him. Wallace hasn’t been able to leak out in transition as he did so well during Saturday’s Game 1 win over Chicago (one that saw him put up 14 points on 5 for 7 shooting), and his attempts in the two losses since have either come on missed 3-pointers (he’s hit 1 of 6) or misspent drives into a closed-off lane.
To interim head coach P.J. Carlesimo’s credit, he handled the quote in stride. Here’s his discussion with Bondy :
NEW YORK (AP) -- Brook Lopez scored 20 points and Andray Blatche added 15 as the playoff-bound Brooklyn Nets held off the Detroit Pistons 103-99 on Wednesday night.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Brook Lopez scored 20 points and reserve Andray Blatche added 15 as the playoff-bound Brooklyn Nets held off the Detroit Pistons 103-99 on Wednesday night.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Andray Blatche led a bevy of Brooklyn bench players with 20 points and 11 rebounds the Nets erased an early 17 point deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 106-101 on Monday night.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Having Brook Lopez and Andray Blatche on the floor at the same time worked in a big way for the Nets.
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