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Greensboro Succumbs to Long Island

January 11, 2020 - NBA G League (G League)
Greensboro Swarm News Release


(GREENSBORO, N.C.) - The Greensboro Swarm, the NBA G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets, dropped the second game of its back-to-back, 119-109, to the Long Island Nets on Saturday at the Fieldhouse at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. Joe Chealey had a season-high 30 points for the Swarm (4-20) but Long Island (Brooklyn Nets affiliate) shot 53 percent in the second half to secure the road win.

Greensboro held the lead at half (57-55) but it was hot shooting by the Nets (7-15) in the third quarter that made the difference. Long Island made nine 3-pointers in the third quarter and shot 57 percent overall. The 3-point barrage was a team effort, as six different Nets made one in the quarter. As a result, Long Island outscored Greensboro, 39-28, and held on to the double-digit lead the final 12 minutes of the game.

Chealey's big night came on 11-for-18 shooting and also included five assists and four rebounds. Two-way player Kobi Simmons added 21 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals in 37 minutes. Other double figure scoring efforts came from Caleb Martin (17 points), Jalen McDaniels (10) and Robert Franks (10).

For the Nets, Nicolas Claxton had a team-high 20 points off the bench to go with 10 rebounds. Fellow reserves Jaylen Hands (16 points) and Ismael Sanogo (15) had solid efforts too. CJ Williams led the starters with his 14 points, five assists and four rebounds in 31 minutes.

Long Island was strong on the boards, pulling down 47 rebounds and outscoring the Swarm, 10-0, on second-chance points. Greensboro did have more points in the paint (42-38) and fast-break points (17-13) than the Nets.

Greensboro's next game is on Friday, January 17, at the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (Indiana Pacers affiliate) at 7:00 p.m. ET.

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