Nets waste Egor Demin’s late heroics in heartbreaking OT loss to Magic at buzzer
NY Post
Paolo Banchero stole this game — and Egor Dëmin’s glory.
The Nets watched in shock as Banchero beat the buzzer — and a replay — on a last-ditch heave. It consigned them to a heartbreaking 104-103 overtime loss before 16,916 stunned fans at Barclays Center on Wednesday night.
Michael Porter Jr. had a career night in the midst of a career year, with 34 points and a career-high-tying eight 3-pointers. And Dëmin led the Nets back from an 18-point deficit, with all 18 of his points in the fourth quarter or OT, including a 3-pointer with four seconds left to force the extra stanza and banking in a go-ahead dagger with 5.3 seconds left in overtime.
The Nets appeared destined for a dramatic victory. But Banchero turned destiny around with his buzzer-beater.
The Magic star finished with 30 points, 14 rebounds and six assists.
The Nets fell behind by as many as 18, and trailed 87-73 after a Banchero bucket with 5:58 left in the fourth. But they closed regulation on a 20-6 run.
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With the World Baseball Classic final tied in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday, Team USA manager Mark DeRosa did not bring in one of the game’s best relief pitchers and it ultimately cost them the game.
The whirlwind of the first few days of NFL free agency came and went last week, and the Giants played their part in adding to the player movement frenzy.
The playoffs are exactly a month away, and it’s a good time to send a reminder that rotations will be tightened.
The whirlwind of the first few days of NFL free agency came and went last week, and the Giants played their part in adding to the player movement frenzy.
TORONTO — To understand what Tuesday was like for Matthew Schaefer, don’t start with the scene at his stall after morning skate, with Toronto media packed around him, but 20 minutes later in a corner of Scotiabank Arena.
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John Harbaugh could have looked at two offensive linemen the Giants selected in the 2022 draft, reviewed their performance on the field the past four years, said “No thanks,’’ and no one would have given him a hard time about it.
The playoffs are exactly a month away, and it’s a good time to send a reminder that rotations will be tightened.
Kirk Cousins’ free agency has entered the “And behind Door 1…” phase.
Adam Edstrom was drafted as a center out of Sweden, even if the hulking 6-foot-7 forward exclusively has manned the wing since joining the Rangers’ organization.
Mike Brown is ticked off by the starts but isn’t considering a lineup change.