Royce O'Neale's last-second tip-in lifts Nets over Pioneers

Portland, Metal. - - Who believed that the Nets - such a group

Who has a worse story than Progress's season-ending episode -

[{"selector":"#anim-432162ee-987e-495a-aa97-4392e8937264 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.475961432126354%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

can put together a game as they did on Thursday night

[{"selector":"#anim-fcabfd36-048d-4146-90c9-30a476f86346 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(16.450892940840962%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

When they needed it most?

[{"selector":"#anim-300ab574-4336-4c91-8fe1-05d6c5710b16 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.441964391833448%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Getting committed to almost every aspect of your list,

[{"selector":"#anim-8338c201-209c-4bd3-be90-f1af71de638d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-50.52566938340573%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

The Nets got their most important win of all time when Royce O'Neal

[{"selector":"#anim-10f6d6db-3c72-44ea-a6cf-3e78ef019acb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(32.335526208602126%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

The faltering absence of Kevin Durant gave the Nets a 109–107 victory over the Pioneers.

[{"selector":"#anim-ff63f1db-0118-4e02-87ac-f8ebc07e1652 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.60491085573562%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Kevin Durant leads all scorers with 35 points

[{"selector":"#anim-0f592572-1dd1-4c92-884c-d9d7d6932fd3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.17372871752612%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

and was one of six Nets to complete in double figures.

[{"selector":"#anim-e5f51b2c-231b-4454-8b50-307ccfdddc56 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.274966597429156%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

O'Neal hits his first career triple double

[{"selector":"#anim-3101f7fc-e5c3-455f-8574-47cdfec2ce7e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(32.475961432126354%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Finished with 11 placements, 11 assists and 11 bounce backs.

[{"selector":"#anim-18678322-c5bb-4643-9eaa-563bc0cf5cc5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.274966597429156%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

O'Neill said, "Kevin got a good look and if we missed

[{"selector":"#anim-19f6378a-9c18-45d0-96a6-7b689c09494c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

So I was about to crash the glass." "I usually don't hit my shots,

[{"selector":"#anim-e10a0808-c97d-4f46-80ae-95ebedfa2603 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Still, I think I hit the shot that made the biggest difference."

[{"selector":"#anim-7bf020f5-03ab-42c3-8bb5-e43d1d953ba1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(35.2812499106872%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Yuta Watanabe was the second driving scorer with 20 placements and seven bounce backs.

[{"selector":"#anim-e3cbb0e9-26ad-4cc2-a922-eed10aab990a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(17.587600936244165%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Joe Harris and Ben Simmons scored 15-15 points.

[{"selector":"#anim-662e18fe-ee20-4ed0-a721-b31541504ed2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-13.027901944764753%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Perhaps the main commitment came from Simmons, who played his best game as a Net.

[{"selector":"#anim-6cdfb7f5-263b-4055-a6c0-9bed93380e55 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.274966597429156%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Simmons fell off the seat to score 15 points, grab 12 rebounds and seven assists.

[{"selector":"#anim-26a18fd2-0a79-4ca1-8b30-99fba44e98cb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

On top of all that, when Portland fouled the famously unfortunate foul shooter

[{"selector":"#anim-a2267acd-cd75-4427-98d9-ba248b918c4e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more