CHICAGO - Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson each scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets again avoided elimination, beating the short-handed Chicago Bulls 95-92 Thursday...
...last summer and pulled off two major trades that were designed to take the team in a different direction. All-Star Joe Johnson (along with his huge contract) was dealt to the Brooklyn Nets, while underachieving Marvin Williams was shipped to...
...ninth NBA team to win a series after trailing 3-1.But they had a horrendous first-half defensive performance and Joe Johnson was bad all game on offense, finishing with six points on 2 of 14 shooting, including 1 of 9 from 3-point range...
...Drew said he was proud of a team that many felt would have trouble making the playoffs after trading away All-Star Joe Johnson and bringing in a bunch of guys in the final year of their contracts.Even the coach knew he was a lame duck, having...
...deficit. Then, with 2 seconds left in the first overtime, he banked in a go-ahead jumper over Deron Williams.Joe Johnson answered with one of his own to send it into a second overtime, tied at 121. The Bulls had a chance to win in the...
...Brooklyn secured home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a victory over Indiana.Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson each had 24 points for the Nets (47-32), who have won four of their past five games.David West had 26 points...
...firmly held their ground in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a victory over Philadelphia.Deron Williams and Joe Johnson had 11 points apiece for the Nets, who began the day with a two-game lead over Chicago for the No. 4 seed in the...
...Boston, Deron Williams had 29 points and 12 assists to lead Brooklyn over the Celtics.Brook Lopez scored 21 points and Joe Johnson added 20 for the Nets, who won for the 12 time in 18 games overall and beat the Celtics for the third time in four...
NEW YORK - Joe Johnson hit a tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter and then his buzzer-beating jumper at the end of overtime...
OKLAHOMA CITY - Joe Johnson scored a season-high 33 points, Deron Williams added 19 points and 13 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets snapped Oklahoma City's...