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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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HEMPSTEAD, NY – 1975: Julius Erving #32 of the New York Nets dunks against David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets during a game played circa 1975 at the Nassau Coliseum in Hempstead, New York. 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 1975 NBAE (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images) /

1. Julius Erving vs. San Diego Conquistadors, Feb. 22, 1975

Eight days after scoring a career-high 63 points in a 176-166 four-overtime loss to the San Diego Conquistadors, Julius Erving had a little something more for the Q’s when San Diego visited Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 22, 1975.

The win over the Nets had sparked the Q’s to four straight victories as they entered the game with a 25-37 record, including a win at Kentucky the previous night.

The Nets had won two straight and were 42-16 as San Diego arrived.

After a competitive first half in which the Nets led 57-56 at the break, New York turned up the heat on the Conquistadors after intermission, outscoring the Q’s 69-37 in the second half en route to a 126-93 blowout victory.

Erving once again led the way for the Nets, this time in a win, finishing with 51 points, 19 rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks while hitting 19-of-23 from the floor and 13-of-15 at the line.

In a three-year stint with New York filled with great performances, this one tops the list.

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It was part of a season in which Erving won his second straight ABA MVP award (sharing the honor with Indiana’s George McGinnis), while averaging 27.9 points, 10.8 rebunds, 5.5 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.9 blocks in 40.5 minutes per game on .506/.333/.799 shooting.

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