The Nets had a disappointing season for their fans, but they came from behind to beat Toronto 106-102 in their final home game.
Brooklyn marched back to Barclays Center in front of a crowd of 17,732, marking the seventh consecutive sold-out Wednesday night.
And the Nets did it with a strong fourth quarter led by Dennis Schroder, Nic Claxton and rookie Noah Clowney.
Schroder made 15 of 21 in the final period as the Nets defeated Toronto 29-22.
Brooklyn blocked 15 shots, the most in Barclays Center history and tied for the most since 2012. Clowney had seven and Claxton had five.
“We just wanted to get our last dub. Last home game, we want to give it our all,” Schroder said. “So in the end [the crowd] They carried us too, and yes, we were able to get the win. ”
In the fourth quarter, Schroder had 15 points, five rebounds and a plus-9, all game-highs.
But it was the defense that won the game, holding the Raptors to just 31.8 percent shooting in the final period.
Clowney became the 12th teenager in NBA history to block seven or more shots in a game, and the last player drafted to do so.
“They kept trying to lay up the ball and I kept blocking it. Nothing else,” Clowney said.
After giving the ball to Garrett Temple, he chased down the former Net and blocked his layup attempt.
“I didn’t intend to turn the ball over in the first place, but I know that if I did turn the ball over, it would have been a moment where I was like, ‘Oh, I can’t let them have this.’ I’m grateful that they came back and grabbed the rebound because if they had scored off that rebound, it would have been my fault for turning the ball over. Yeah, it was me. It was just one of those things that I had to go get.”
Immanuel Quickley’s three points led the Nets to a 100-99 loss, but Schroder’s one point helped Brooklyn recover.
Temple had the ball under the basket, but Schroder stole the ball from Temple and called a timeout amid a scramble with 21.6 seconds left.
Clowney lost the ball to Temple, but tracked him down and made his seventh block of the game.
Schroeder iced it.
“Our defense is definitely solid,” Claxton said. “It’s definitely something we can build on for the future. The two of us covered everyone’s mistakes defensively. We’re pretty effective with our length.”
