D’Angelo Russell is playing like a guy in a contract year. And that’s just fine with Brooklyn.
Russell tied his career best with 40 points Friday night against the Magic, including hitting the shot that put the Nets up for good on the night with 27 seconds remaining. Russell was 16-of-25 shooting, including 8-of-12 from three, and he was an analytics dream — Russell took all but one of his shots either in the paint or from three.
The Nets — now 24-23 on the season and the sixth seed in the East — came from 21 back to get the win and that included their guards hitting the big shots at the end.
First up was Spencer Dinwiddie.
PART 1: @SDinwiddie_25 pic.twitter.com/7IaHWapYvX
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 19, 2019
Then came Russell’s shot that proved to be the game winner.
PART 2: @Dloading pic.twitter.com/cNekDZKSGq
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 19, 2019
With the Nets extending Dinwiddie during the season, it’s unlikely Russell returns to Brooklyn next season, but a number of teams are interested in him as a free agent (restricted, the Nets can match if the offer is low).
