Cam Thomas outscored the Nets’ complete beginning 5 on Friday night time at Utah, which is fantastic information for the bettering rookie guard, however horrible information for the remainder of the plummeting supposed title contenders.
Thomas netted 30 factors in 31 minutes off the Nets’ bench, two greater than the mixed whole by the beginning unit — with out stars Kevin Durant (knee) and James Harden (hamstring) — in a blowout 125-102 loss to the Jazz. It was the Nets’ seventh straight defeat coming into their sport Sunday at Denver.
“You at all times need to win with it. It’s good to get a bit of accolade right here and there but it surely doesn’t imply nothing as a result of we misplaced by 30, as nicely,” stated Thomas, whose earlier excessive was 25 factors on Jan. 26 in opposition to the Nuggets. “So I’d quite have the win and accolade, but it surely’s at all times good to have a bit of accolade like that in your rookie 12 months.”
Kyrie Irving scored 15 factors on 6-for-20 taking pictures, Patty Mills netted 11 and James Johnson had two. Nic Claxton, who performed simply 5 minutes on account of a hamstring situation, and rookie Kessler Edwards had been held scoreless.
Thomas, the Twenty seventh-overall choose within the 2021 NBA Draft, grew to become the second-youngest participant (20 years, 114 days) in franchise historical past to report a 30-point sport. Cliff Robinson (19 years, 362 days) scored 45 factors in a single sport in March 1980.
Requested if he’d think about inserting the 20-year-old Thomas within the beginning lineup, coach Steve Nash replied: “I suppose something is feasible relying on who’s accessible. We’ll see who’s accessible and we’ll see the way it goes over the subsequent few days and video games however whether or not you begin him or he comes off the bench, he’s nonetheless going to be loads of minutes and loads of seems to be.”
Harden and Claxton have been listed as questionable for Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Nuggets. Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge (ankle) stay out.
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