NJ NETS 90, WIZARDS 84
WASHINGTON ? They booed Kris Humphries again. This time, he shut them up and sent the crowd to the exits.
For reasons none other than Kardashian-related, the opposing fans gave Humphries a hard time during Monday night?s season-opening 90-84 victory over the Wizards ? booing his every touch, heckling his 72-day marriage, getting personal and nasty.
Humphries responded with 21 points and 16 rebounds, a gutsy performance considering he signed less than a week ago after a tumultuous offseason.
?To me, the booing is motivation,? said Humphries, who was voted the most disliked player in the NBA, according to a recent Forbes poll. ?People are yelling at you, you know you have to go and perform, go and play hard. They want to have a reason to say something, so you have to try to not give them that reason.
?For me, it makes it a hostile environment and it?s kind of fun to play in that environment."
Avery Johnson, perplexed at the hostility directed at Humphries, also got a kick out of the crowd?s reaction. The jeers were even louder at Madison Square Garden last week in the preseason finale.
?I?m trying to figure out, what did he do?? Johnson said. ?I?m serious. Maybe because I don?t follow reality TV, I don?t know all the ins and outs of it, but it?s pretty hilarious to me. I don?t know if they even know why they?re booing him.?
?This was nothing compared to New York,? Humphries said. ?This was a walk in the park. I love going on the road, people are screaming at you. It?s all good. That?s what the NBA should be. There should be enough people in the stands to make them have a home-court advantage, we have to play through it.?
After the team?s ugly start and 21-point deficit in the second quarter, Humphries and Deron Williams carried the Nets in the second half, combining for 29 points while shutting down Wizards star John Wall (13 points, 3-of-13 shooting).
Williams finished with 23 points, eight assists and eight rebounds. He took over down the stretch, carrying a team without Brook Lopez (broken foot) and a proven scorer.
?It was a good win for us, especially considering how we played in the first half,? Williams said. ?Definitely proud of the way we battled back and hung in there.
?The last three quarters were a lot better. It seemed like not much was going right in that first quarter ? couldn?t hit shots, couldn?t get stops ? but once we turned it around, we got some momentum.?
Anthony Morrow added 16 points, Damion James grabbed 14 rebounds and Johan Petro contributed 11 points and six rebounds.
But the night belonged to Humphries, who also made a key deflection of a Wall pass when the Wizards were down just three and on the fast break in the last 30 seconds.
?Keep booing him,? Johnson said. ?We?ll take the 21 and 16.?
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