Nic Claxton may not be back to starting, or even to full speed yet, but he was good enough Sunday to help slow Giannis Antetokounmpo and hand the Nets their first win.
“Nic said it after the Orlando game, I gotta be better. And [Sunday] he played like we want him to play, like one of the best defensive players in the NBA … or the best,” coach Jordi Fernandez said. “That’s what I’m gonna challenge him to do, is have high standards, because we have high expectations from you. “And he brought that, also that leadership that we need, being the anchor of the defense, communicating at all times, and very happy to see Nic performing like that.”
Claxton came off the bench for a third straight game after a hamstring injury sidelined the big man for the entire preseason.
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