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Brooklyn Nets: 25 greatest individual games in team history

By Phil Watson

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 4: Deron Williams #8 of the New Jersey Nets takes a foul shot during the game against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena on March 4, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2012 NBAE (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 4: Deron Williams #8 of the New Jersey Nets takes a foul shot during the game against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena on March 4, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2012 NBAE (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – FEBRUARY 13: Stephon Marbury #33 of the New Jersey Nets dribbles against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 13, 2001 at Contintental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2001NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

14. Stephon Marbury vs. Los Angeles Lakers, Feb. 13, 2001

The defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers arrived at Continental Airlines Arena on Feb. 13, 2001, with a 31-16 record and were expected to encounter little resistance from the 17-34 New Jersey Nets.

But the Lakers had no one who could stop Stephon Marbury on this February night. Fortunately for the Lakers, the Nets had no one who could stop either Kobe Bryant or Shaquille O’Neal and the twin threat combined for 70 points as L.A. escaped with a 113-110 overtime win.

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The Lakers had a 12-point lead, 100-88, when Bryant dunked with 4:14 remaining, but Marbury went to work. Marbury scored 13 points over the final 4:05, including back-to-back 3s in the final minute to force overtime.

Marbury opened the scoring in overtime and New Jersey led 110-107 after Johnny Newman‘s dunk with 1;21 to go. But Tyrone Lue tied it with a layup with 37 seconds left and Bryant’s three-point play the hard way with 4.8 seconds to go was the diffeence.

Marbury finished with a career-high 50 points on the night, hitting 17-of-29 overall, 4-of-8 from 3-point range, and going 12-for-16 at the line. He also had 12 assists.

Even though the Nets were a non-contender, Marbury got his first All-Star nod in 2000-01, part of a season in which he averaged 23.9 points, 7.6 assistsm 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 38.2 minutes a gae on .441/.328/.790 shooting.

He was traded that offseason to the Phoenix Suns for Jason Kidd. We know what happened from there.

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