Recap: Brooklyn vs. Oklahoma City
Brooklyn, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Deron Williams had 17 points and nine assists as the Brooklyn Nets routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-85 on Monday night.
Brook Lopez posted 18 points and six rebounds in his first game since last December due to a foot injury and Alan Anderson netted 18 points off the bench for the Nets, who have won two straight since a season-opening loss at Boston.
"We want to protect home court and we did a good job tonight," Williams said.
Reggie Jackson, who didn't play in his first three games due to a wrist injury, tallied 23 points and five assists, but turned the ball over seven times for Oklahoma City, which is off to a 1-3 start without reigning MVP Kevin Durant. All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook has missed the last two games with a broken right hand.
"We did a lot of good things in the first three games, and we didn't do them tonight," Thunder head coach Scott Brooks said.
Perry Jones, who is shooting 25-of-47 from the floor since going 1-of-9 in the season opener at Portland Wednesday, finished with 16 points.
Steven Adams' hook shot gave the Thunder a quick 6-5 edge, but the Nets responded with 21-4 run and never looked back.
Joe Johnson poured in eight points during the surge, including a pair of 3- pointers, and Jarrett Jack's pull-up jumper staked Brooklyn to a 26-10 advantage.
The Nets led 32-19 after one and knocked down seven of their first 10 triples en route to a 42-21 cushion.
Mason Plumlee threw down an alley-oop pass from Bojan Bogdanovic right before the first-half buzzer to make it 59-40 heading into the break.
Brooklyn took an 85-62 margin into the fourth and led by as many as 35 in the final frame en route to the easy triumph.