Andre Drummond and LaMarcus Aldridge were battling in the post all night. Drummond was winning that battle and in the third quarter it led to him feeling himself a little bit after getting an and one on the Nets big man:
Aldridge was upset with himself after the game. He did point out that he hasn’t played basketball in over a month before returning two weeks ago, but he didn’t use it as an excuse to cover his performance up. The Nets big man said, “I have to do a better job setting the tone.” Adding on, the seven-time All-Star emphasized “it starts with me — I gotta be better and I will be better.”