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Brooklyn Nets: Top 10 Moments of 2016

By Tj Porreca

Dec 26, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Randy Foye (2) watches the replay after his game winning three point shot at the buzzer against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half at Barclays Center. The Nets won 120 -118. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 26, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Randy Foye (2) watches the replay after his game winning three point shot at the buzzer against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half at Barclays Center. The Nets won 120 -118. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 28, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) defends against Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) during second half at Barclays Center. The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Indiana Pacers 103-94.Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 28, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) defends against Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) during second half at Barclays Center. The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Indiana Pacers 103-94.Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /

7. First Win of the Kenny Atkinson Era

On October 28, 2016, the Brooklyn Nets got the first win of head coach Kenny Atkinson’s tenure.

The Nets needed to come from behind in order to get their first win of the season in the home opener against the Pacers. Brooklyn trailed 79-72 entering the fourth quarter, when the Nets’ offense exploded for 31 points. Brooklyn received great performances from Brook Lopez, who scored 25, Jeremy Lin, who scored 21, and Sean Kilpatrick, who scored 18 points off the bench. Trevor Booker added 10, and Justin Hamilton added 8 as the Nets blew past the Pacers in the fourth quarter.

Brooklyn outscored Indiana 31-15 in the final 12 minutes, on the way to the first win of the Kenny Atkinson era, as Brooklyn won by a score of 103-94.

After the game, Lin gave a teary-eyed Atkinson the game ball. “Pretty special,” Atkinson said of the occasion. “This is his and he deserves it,” Lin said of the game ball. “And I better not see him play with that ball or whatever, he better get that framed and make sure he knows.”

While wins have been few and far between for the Nets this season, the first win of the season was especially notable, because it was Atkinson’s first win in his career as a head coach.