Jarrett Jack’s game-winner allows Nets to fend off Warriors (Ball Don’t Lie)
Enough has gone right for the Golden State Warriors this season that fans can be forgiven for expecting them to pull out an unlikely comeback victory. Down 108-99 to the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center with 3:29 left in regulation, the Warriors went on a 9-0 run over more than two minutes to tie the game on a Stephen Curry jumper (to give him eight points in the run alone) with just 1:08 on the clock. Given the Warriors' performance this season, it seemed as if they were headed for a victory on the sixth and final game of their Eastern Conference road trip. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] It was not to be. After a Golden State turnover, the Nets called on former Warrior Jarrett Jack to create their final shot with the shot clock turned off. The defense from Curry was quality, but Jack got the better of him with this pull-up jumper: Curry attempted to put up a game-tying lay-up on the final play of the game but could not beat the buzzer, and the Nets finished with a 110-108 victory to open up a half-game lead on the Indiana Pacers and Charlotte Hornets for the East's final playoff spot. They will welcome the Hornets to Brooklyn on...
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