Jacque Vaughn has been imploring his lineup to take the ball to the basket, and the Nets recorded 76 points in the paint in Friday night’s win.
Jacque Vaughn has been imploring his lineup to take the ball to the basket, and the Nets recorded 76 points in the paint Friday night against the Wizards, their most in a game this season.
“We’ve really been stressing trying to get the ball into the paint offensively and it was one of those nights where there was a concerted effort for us to drive the basketball,” Vaughn said after the Nets’ sixth win in seven games entering a five-game western trip beginning Monday in Sacramento. “There really was an effort for us to crash on the offensive end of the floor and rebound the basketball, which paid huge dividends for us.
