Nets rookie Jordan Williams took an elbow in the head from Pacers center Roy Hibbert and suffered what was called a mild concussion. He was around by the end of the night. Shelden Williams, however, who suffered a right eye injury, was not.
Shelden Williams was sent to Hackensack University Medical Center for further examinations, and the Nets sounded ominous about his status.
“We haven’t received an update on Shelden,” said coach Avery Johnson, who was hoping to hear some news Wednesday night. “Jordan had a mild — really mild — concussion, so we took him out for observations. We think he’s going to be OK. … [But] we’re really concerned about Shelden.”
Shelden Williams is the only Nets player to have been in every game. They have been bitten for 185 manpower games lost. Anthony Morrow (shoulder) and Jordan Farmar (groin) continued to sit along with season casualty Damion James (foot surgery) and Brook Lopez (ankle).
Before the game, Johnson said he and general manager Billy King discussed bringing up another D-League guy, likely a guard because of the Morrow-Farmar situations.
But now the move could be delayed until they learn of Shelden Williams’ tale after he was knocked out in the second quarter, followed by Jordan Williams in the third.
Indications were the Nets did not want to tamper with the Springfield Armor — for a guard Jerry Smith makes sense while Jeff Foote is a big who had a call-up with the Hornets — because of the upcoming D-League playoffs. Now all bets could be off. The Nets leave today for a four-game West Coast trip.
Johnson said he did not know last night if either injured Williams would travel. The Nets began the game with 10 bodies, finished with eight.
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With two bigs down, Johan Petro got 14 minutes playing time in the Nets’ 100-84 victory over the Pacers, their most lopsided victory of the season. And the fan’s favorite target to ride played well.
“Petro came in and gave us some quality minutes,” Johnson said. “[It’s the] best game that he’s played in quite some time. He was aggressive out there.
“He was in the right place at the right time and did a good job battling and had five rebounds.”
Petro was asked what drove him tonight.
“To be honest? Frustration, I guess,” said Petro, who also had four points, two on a crowd-pleasing reverse dunk. “I’ve been in tough situations, not playing in games … not too long ago, playing limited minutes, all that building up. It’s a tough crowd here. Missing a couple shots and you get booed, so it’s a tough environment to play in, but [I try to] stay positive. I guess the whole frustration of this past week just got me feeling some type of way, and I try to go out and have the best [game] possible.”
But Petro heard encouraging cheers when he exited — and he heard of Johnson’s praise.
“It feels good to be recognized,” he said.
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Jordan Williams had six points and was effective in his 18 minutes before his mild concussion.
“I feel a lot better. It was a little scary at first. I got a little dizzy and a little light headed and stuff but I feel a lot better,” said the rookie who claimed he didn’t see the Roy Hibbert elbow that inadvertently nailed him in the third quarter. “To be honest, I’m not exactly sure what happened. I’m going to watch the replay later to find out what happened. I got hit in my eye. My eye’s a little bit swollen.”
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After Johnson laid into the team for a horrible close in their loss to Utah Monday, the coach said he felt they would bounce back. They did.
“We were a little embarrassed by how the last one went, especially at the end of the game,” said Deron Williams (30 points). “So we wanted to come out a little more focused and get a good home victory.”
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As well as the Nets finished — and they finished great outscoring Indiana 31-17 in the fourth quarter — they felt a 25-22 first quarter lead also was key.
“I just felt like things were clicking,” said MarShon Brooks (17 points). “We played with a lot of energy in the first quarter. We got opportunities to get out on the break. “That helped a lot.
“[We were] playing with energy, getting a lot of deflections, just getting out and running.”
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Anthony Morrow, the Nets had hoped, would work through shootaround and be ready, despite having missed the previous game with a bruised right shoulder.
“Not quite right,” was how Morrow described his shoulder which he injured fighting through a screen three games ago. “I did shoot some free throws but it’s not ready.”
Then there is Farmar who says he might not even make it back this season. He wants to. He has tried to. But he keeps hitting setbacks.
“Every time I go out there, it’s going back to square one,” he said. “It feels good, I walk around get treatment, but then…after a couple times up and down the court, I’m dragging my leg. It’s just trying to get it right and putting this behind me. That’s where we are right now.
“They say it will take a couple weeks, maybe three, three and a half weeks for it to really calm down,” he said. “And there’s not that much time left in the season so. It’s been tough to swallow, tough to deal with.”
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Deron Williams saw Kentucky’s Anthony Davis up close as a camp he conducted with Amar’e Stoudemire and was impressed.
“Very good, very good,” Williams said. “I got a chance to see him a lot. He’s pretty good.”
Yes, Williams could see Davis fitting in nicely as a Net.
“I guess so, yeah. I’m sure I could [play with him],” he said. “If we get the No. 1 pick.”
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