Johnson, Nets hit All-Star break on high note
Nets beat Nuggets
In a game lacking Deron Williams, Danilo Gallinari and Andre Iguodala, the Brooklyn Nets flipped one of their season's scripts, riding strong second and third quarter performances to a 119-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets Wednesday night at Barclays Center. C.J. Watson excelled in Williams' place with 25 points along with six dishes and Joe Johnson dominated stretches of the second half, finishing with 26 points and nine assists for Brooklyn (31-22). Ty Lawson (26 points and nine assists, five turnovers) led the Nuggets (33-21) and pushed the game's tempo, creating a hectic pace not usually a defining trait of Nets games.