Nets ride ‘Ell’ Train to victory in Miami
Reserve Guard Hits Seven 3-pointers as Brooklyn Rallies Past Heat
Wayne Ellington resurrected Lionel Hollins’ “dying” team with a career-best sharp-shooting performance Monday night in Miami, elevating the Brooklyn Nets to a 111-105 victory over the Heat in front of 19,975 fans at American Airlines Arena.
Ellington knocked down seven of the Nets’ season-high 12 3-pointers, including six in the second half when Brooklyn erased a 16-point deficit en route to its second consecutive road victory following a fruitless two-game homestand.
“We looked like we were dying, and I needed a spark,” said Hollins, who put Ellington and point guard Shane Larkin into the game with Brooklyn down by 14 points entering the third quarter.