By R.L. Bynum
It hasn’t taken long for Cameron Johnson to find his form after missing seven games with a left calf contusion.
In his third game back in the Brooklyn lineup, Johnson scored 20 points and three 3-pointers with five rebounds, two assists and three steals as the Nets rolled to a 124–104 home victory Tuesday night over the Orlando Magic in a Group C game of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
“I got a couple wide-open looks from good players, good ball movement,” Johnson said. “Just a beneficiary of that.”
Johnson scored 11 of his points in the third quarter when he scored every point on a 7–0 Brooklyn run. Brooklyn pulled away by outscoring Orlando 36–18 in the fourth quarter.
“To see him and his ability to shoot the basketball, guard multiple positions, also get downhill, be disruptive on the defensive end the floor, and more length for us, is good to see him,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said.
Brooklyn (2–1 in pool play) also got a big game off the bench from Day’Ron Sharpe, who had a double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and a block in 24 minutes.
“I thought his minutes were very valuable tonight for our group on both ends of the floor,” Vaughn said of Sharpe.
Cole Anthony contributed 10 points, six rebounds and two assists but had six turnovers for Orlando.
Leaky Black played three minutes and missed his only two shots in Charlotte’s 111–105 Tuesday home loss to Miami.
In Chicago’s 118–109 loss at Milwaukee on Monday night, Coby White had 16 points, three 3-pointers, three rebounds, one assist and two steals.
In Sacramento’s 132–120 home win over Cleveland on Monday, Harrison Barnes had four points, five rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes.
In the G League on Tuesday night, Pete Nance had six points and four rebounds in 20 minutes as his Cleveland Charge lost 129–116 at Sioux Falls.
Cole Anthony, Orlando Magic guard
Age 23 | 6–3, 185 | fourth NBA season | $5,539,771 salary | UNC 2019–20 (1 season)
Roster situation — Backup point guard behind Markelle Fultz
124–104 Tuesday loss at Brooklyn — 28 minutes, 10 points, 2–10 FG, 2–8 3FG, 4–4 FT, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 turnovers, +1
Season statistics — 10 games, 13.2 points, 41.2 FG%, 34.1 3P%, 80.9 FT%, 4.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists
Next game — 8 p.m. Wednesday at Chicago
Harrison Barnes, Sacramento Kings forward
Age 31 | 6–8, 225 | 12th NBA season | $17,000,000 salary | UNC 2010–12 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting small forward ahead of Chris Duarte
132–120 Monday win vs. Cleveland — Started; 22 minutes, 4 points, 2–4 FG, 0–2 3FG, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 turnover, +8, 5.4 game score
Season statistics — 9 games, 12.3 points, 47.9 FG%, 38.5 3P%, 78.3 FT%, 3.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Next game — 10 p.m. Wednesday at Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN
Leaky Black, Charlotte Hornets guard
Age 24 | 6–9, 209 | rookie NBA season | UNC 2018–23 (5 seasons)
Roster situation — Reserve role; could play many games for G League’s Greensboro Swarm
111–105 Tuesday loss vs. Miami — 3 minutes, 0 points, 0–2 FG, 0–1 3FG, -4
Season statistics — 3 games, 14 minutes, 5 points, 2–5 FG, 1–2 3PFG, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks
Next game — 7 p.m. Friday vs. Milwaukee, Bally Sports SE
Reggie Bullock, Houston Rockets guard
Age 32 | 6–6, 205 | 11th NBA season | $10,489,600 salary | UNC 2010–13 (3 seasons)
Roster situation — Backup at small forward behind Dillon Brooks
Houston was off Monday and Tuesday.
Season statistics — 5 games, 586 minutes, 6 points, 2–8 FG, 2–7 3FG, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Next game — 10:30 Friday at Los Angeles Clippers
Cameron Johnson, Brooklyn Nets forward
Age 27 | 6–8, 210 | fifth NBA season | $25,679,348 salary | UNC 2017–19 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting small forward ahead of Royce O’Neale
124–104 Tuesday win vs. Orlando — Started; 29 minutes, 20 points, 7–11 FG, 3–7 3FG, 3–4 FT, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover, 1 foul, +21
Season statistics — 4 games, 14.3 points, 42.0 FG%, 32.1 3P%, 75.0 FT%, 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.7 of a steal
Next game — 7:30 Thursday at Miami, NBATV
Walker Kessler, Utah Jazz center
Age 22 | 7–0, 245 | second NBA season | $2,831,160 salary | UNC 2020–21 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starting center ahead of Kelly Olynyk
115–99 Tuesday win vs. Portland — Kessler will miss a few more games with an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his left elbow.
Season statistics — 8 games, 8.3 points, 54.9 FG%, 33.3 3P%, 61.5 FT%, 7.9 rebounds, 2.1 blocks
Next game — 10 p.m. Friday vs. Phoenix, ESPN
Nassir Little, Phoenix Sun wing
Age 23 | 6–4, 220 | fifth NBA season | $6,250,060 salary | UNC 2018–19 (1 season)
Roster situation — Will compete for time off the bench behind Josh Okogie at small forward (with Keita Bates-Diop, Grayson Allen and Eric Gordon) and behind Kevin Durant at power forward (with Yuta Watanabe and Baits-Diop).
Phoenix was off Monday and Tuesday.
Season statistics — 5 games, 3.8 points, 42.9 FG%, 30.0 3P%, 4–4 FT, 1.4 rebounds, 1.0 steal
Next game — 9 p.m. Wednesday vs. Minnesota
Day’Ron Sharpe, Brooklyn Nets center
Age 21 | 6–9, 265 | third NBA season | $2,210,040 salary | UNC 2020–21 (1 season)
Roster situation — Backup center behind Nic Claxton
124–104 Tuesday win vs. Orlando — 24 minutes, 11 points, 4–7 FG, 3–5 FT, 10 rebounds, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 6 fouls, -2
Season statistics — 11 games, 7.1 points, 57.7 FG%, 0–2 3P, 64.3 FT%, 6.6 rebounds, 0.5 of an assist, 0.5 of a block
Next game — 7:30 Thursday at Miami, NBATV
Coby White, Chicago Bulls guard
Age 23 | 6–5, 195 | fifth NBA season | $11,111,111 salary | UNC 2018–19 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter ahead of Jevon Carter
118–109 Monday loss at Milwaukee — Started; 26 minutes, 16 points, 6–14 FG, 3–8 3FG, 1–2 FT, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 turnover, 3 fouls, +1, 9.6 game score
Season statistics — 11 games, 12.6 points, 39.5 FG%, 31.7 3P%, 81.0 FT%, 3.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists
Next game — 8 p.m. Wednesday vs. Orlando
In G League
Tony Bradley, Texas Legends center
Age 25 | 6–11, 248 | seventh pro season | UNC 2016–17 (1 season)
Texas was off Monday and Tuesday; Bradley hasn’t made season debut.
Next game — 7 p.m. Thursday at Osceola
Justin Jackson, Texas Legends guard
Age 28 | 6–8, 220 | seventh pro season | UNC 2014–17 (3 seasons)
Texas was off Monday and Tuesday
Season statistics — 2 games, 18.5 points, 44.8 FG%, 39.1 3P%, 100 FT%, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.5 of a steal
Next game — 7 p.m. Thursday at Osceola
Pete Nance, Cleveland Charge
Age 23 | 6–10, 225 | rookie pro season | UNC 2022–23 (1 season)
129–116 Tuesday loss at Sioux Falls — Didn’t start; 20 minutes, 6 points, 2–3 FG, 0–1 3PFG, 1–1 FT, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 fouls, 1 steal, 1 block, -3
Season statistics — 3 games, 8.3 points, 35.7 FG%, 1–7 3FG, 8–8 FT, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 0.6 of a steal
Next game — 6 p.m. Saturday at Windy City
Theo Pinson, Texas Legends guard
Age 27 | 6–7, 212 | sixth pro season | UNC 2014–18 (4 seasons)
Texas was off Monday and Tuesday
Season statistics — 2 games, 19.5 points, 43.5 FG%, 22.2 3P%, 100 FT%, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.0 block
Next game — 7 p.m. Thursday at Osceola
What is a game score?
Get an explanation of the game score metric here. Michael Jordan produced the all-time-high game score of 64.6 on March 28, 1990, in the Chicago Bulls’ 117–113 overtime win at Cleveland. Jordan had 69 points on 23 of 37 shooting (2 of 6 from 3-point range), made 21 of 23 free-throw attempts and collected 18 rebounds, six assists, four steals and a block.
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