‘Joe Jesus’ can’t always save Nets
Johnson’s Missed Buzzer-Beater Leads to OT Loss vs. Mavs
Joe Johnson spent his first two seasons in Brooklyn playing the role of savior for the Nets, hitting an unfathomable 12-of-14 clutch shots in late-game situations.
This season, the man Kevin Garnett refers to as “Joe Jesus” has gone to the well three times in similar spots, only to come up bone dry.
Johnson missed a potential game-winning jumper from the top of the key at the regulation buzzer Monday night at Downtown’s Barclays Center as Brooklyn dropped a 96-88 decision to visiting Dallas in overtime before a sellout crowd of 17,732.