| 4/27/2013 9:43:00 PM |
Description: Nets guard Deron Williams piled on 32 points and 10 assists Saturday in a Game 4 loss to Chicago. | Insight: The down side is that he also had seven turnovers. Williams will need to have another big outing Monday in Game 5 if the Nets want to continue their season. | | |
| 4/17/2013 5:58:00 PM |
Description: According to Mike Mazzeo of ESPNNewYork.com, the Nets plan to play all their usual starters Wednesday for the regular season finale, but they will be limited to 18-24 minutes. | Insight: Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Gerald Wallace, Reggie Evans and Brook Lopez will all be in action Wednesday, but none of them are likely to accumulate their usual stats in limited minutes. | | |
| 4/15/2013 6:57:00 PM |
Description: A bruised left knee will keep Brooklyn point guard Deron Williams from competing in Monday night's game against Washington. | Insight: Really, he's just getting the night off to rest. We're guessing D-Will won't be in action Wednesday night for the Nets' regular season finale against the Pistons. | | |
| Hot | 4/14/2013 10:08:00 PM |
Description: Nets point guard Deron Williams has scored 29 or more points in five of the last six games, including 30 Sunday against the Raptors. | Insight: Williams hurt his knee at the end of Friday's game but he was able to play 39 minutes Sunday. D-Will is wrapping up a second half in which he has averaged 23.4 ppg on 48 percent shooting in 27 games. However, the Nets are locked into the East's fourth seed with two games remaining and we could see Williams get one or both of those games off. | | |
| Hot | 4/12/2013 9:56:00 PM |
Description: Nets point guard Deron Williams hurt his left knee at the end of Friday's game against the Pacers but he was able to walk off the court after being looked at by the trainers. | Insight: Williams had 33 points, 14 assists and five threes in the game and has averaged 23.2 points, 8.2 assists and 2.9 triples since the All-Star break. However, this knee injury could force him out of action for the remaining games of the regular season. | | |
| Hot | 4/11/2013 9:34:00 AM |
Description: Nets point guard Deron Williams continued his second half surge with another strong game Wednesday in Boston. | Insight: He finished with 29 points and 12 assists. He's averaging 22.8 ppg on 48.1 percent shooting in the second half compared to just 16.7 ppg on 41.3 percent shooting before the All-Star break. Williams' assist numbers have mostly stayed the same (7.9 apg in the second half, 7.5 before the All-Star break). | | |
| Hot | 4/6/2013 10:23:00 PM |
Description: Brooklyn guard Deron Williams had 32 points on 11-of-18 shooting (2-7 3PT) with six assists Saturday against the Bobcats. | Insight: His early season struggles are a distant memory. He has performed like the D-Will we expected since the All-Star break. | | |
| Hot | 4/4/2013 6:19:00 PM |
Description: Brooklyn guard Deron Williams says he does not need the last round of cortisone shots in his ankles, according to Stefan Bondy of the NY Daily News. | Insight: Williams had treatment on both ankles in February and said Wednesday that it worked so well that injections aren't necessary prior to the postseason in late April. With two healthy ankles, Williams is averaging 22.2 ppg on 47 percent shooting and 3.0 threes per game since the All-Star break. | | |
| Hot | 3/20/2013 10:32:00 PM |
Description: Brooklyn guard Deron Williams has posted 31 points in back-to-back games. He made 13-of-25 from the field, including three treys, with six assists and three rebounds Wednesday against Dallas. | Insight: Williams is averaging 23.9 points on 48 percent shooting with 3.3 triples per game since the All-Star break (15 games). | | |
| Hot | 3/18/2013 10:30:00 PM |
Description: Brooklyn guard Deron Williams continued his torrid second half by scoring 31 points in just 28 minutes of action Monday against the Pistons. | Insight: The Nets were blowing Detroit out so there was no need for D-Will to be on the floor late in the game. He's averaging 23.4 ppg on 47.6 percent shooting in the second half. He was scoring at a rate of 16.7 ppg while shooting just 41.3 percent from the floor in 50 games prior to the All-Star break. | | |
| Hot | 3/11/2013 10:48:00 PM |
Description: Nets point guard Deron Williams racked up 27 points and 13 assists Monday in a loss at Philadelphia. | Insight: After sleeping through the first few months of the season, D-Will has finally come out of hibernation. Over his last four games, he's averaging 26.5 ppg on 55.9 percent shooting. Williams will have a chance to extend his hot streak Tuesday night against the Hornets. | | |
| Hot | 3/8/2013 10:07:00 PM |
Description: Brooklyn guard Deron Williams scored a season-high 42 points Friday in a win over Washington. | Insight: Williams scored 33 of his 42 points in the first half, going 12-for-15 in the process. Williams set a new NBA record with nine three-pointers in the first half. He finished with 11 treys overall, one shy of the single-game record shared by Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall. He's averaging 23.8 ppg since the All-Star break. | | |
| Hot | 3/6/2013 9:18:00 PM |
Description: Nets point guard Deron Williams had his fifth 20-point game since the All-Star break Wednesday against the Bobcats. He finished with an even 20 to go with eight assists, four rebounds and four threes. | Insight: Williams is averaging 21.5 points and has made 24 threes in eight games since the All-Star break. | | |
| 3/5/2013 4:57:00 PM |
Description: Nets point guard Deron Williams said his ankles "don't hurt" anymore, according to Newsday's Rod Boone. | Insight: Williams had a platelet rich plasma injection in both ankles before the All-Star break and has come out and averaged 21.7 points, 7.1 assists and 2.9 threes in his last seven games. | | |
| Hot | 3/1/2013 10:24:00 PM |
Description: Nets point guard Deron Williams has struggled to maintain a high level of play all season but he has put together an impressive six-game stretch following the All-Star break, including his third-straight game with at least 24 points Friday night. | Insight: Williams is averaging 23 points with 3.2 threes per game since the All-Star break, much better than his 17.4 and 1.9 for the season. | | |
| Hot | 2/26/2013 10:53:00 PM |
Description: Nets point guard Deron Williams led all scorers in Tuesday's game against the Hornets with 33 points. He added eight assists and made four threes. | Insight: Williams is heating up with averages of 22.8 points, 8.4 assists and 3.4 treys over his last five games. It looks like resting during the All-Star break did him well. | | |
| 2/24/2013 11:14:00 AM |
Description: Brooklyn coach P.J. Carlesimo said he would consider taking a page from Gregg Popovich's playbook and resting his star players down the stretch. Carlesimo said he prefers his players being healthy going into the playoffs over winning the Atlantic Division. SOURCE: Newsday.com | Insight: The Nets are just a game out of the Atlantic Division. Winning it would give the Nets an automatic top-four seed. Deron Williams (ankles) and Joe Johnson (heel) could be rested at some point during the team's seven-game road trip in March. | | |
| 2/22/2013 10:12:00 PM |
Description: Brooklyn guard Deron Williams contributed 15 points and 13 assists Friday in a loss to Houston. | Insight: That's Williams' highest assist total since January 2nd when he handed out 13 dimes in a win over Oklahoma City. Obviously D-Will isn't 100 percent healthy right now and he probably won't be for the rest of this season but he's still a top ten fantasy point guard. | | |
| 2/18/2013 10:20:00 AM |
Description: Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams (ankle) is probable for Tuesday's game against Milwaukee after missing the final two games before the All-Star break. | Insight: Williams is averaging 16.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 7.6 apg, well off last year's numbers, and a couple days off isn't likely to solve his problem. He'll likely need offseason surgery. | | |
| 2/13/2013 11:17:00 AM |
Description: There is no new news on Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams' ankle problems. He'll miss the final game before the All-Star break. | Insight: Williams will receiver platelet rich plasma treatment, according to the Nets PR department. He is averaging 16.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 7.6 apg, well off last year's numbers. C.J. Watson had just one point on 0-for-7 shooting, four rebounds and three assists as a starter on Monday. | | |
