Aldridge leads Spurs past Nets for eighth straight win

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20) forces a turnover as Brooklyn Nets guard Wayne Ellington (21) loses the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, in NY.

Meanwhile, King was named as Brooklyn’ general manager five years ago and was in his sixth season in that role.

The San Antonio Spurs have, for nearly two decades now, adhered to coach Gregg Popovich’s credo developed from Danish social reformer Jacob Riis, which posits that one should always, no matter the result, continue “pounding the rock”.

The Brooklyn Nets have an underachieving 4-23 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points.

Assistant coach Tom Brown is set to take over head coaching duties for Lionel Hollins for the remainder of the season.

When Prokhorov met with reporters today, he said it was important that the team develop an identity, and that he’d be speaking with general-manager candidates about their strategy to build a victor.

The Spurs’ LaMarcus Aldridge, with a game-high 25 points, shoots against Thaddeus Young of the Nets. By the second half of the Nets’ 10th consecutive home loss, the crowd seemed most dazzled by the Spurs’ Boban Marjanovic (13 points), the massive 7-3, 290-pound center from Serbia. As usual, the competitive streak did not last and they continued to have trouble scoring points.

“It’s consistency”, Aldridge told reporters after the game, via ESPN.com . “I see these guys put in work every day, and I put in the work every day also, and if these guys get open, I believe they’re going to make shots”.

The losing side was led by veterans Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson who had 18 and 16 points, respectively.

Brown changed the starting lineup, inserting Donald Sloan and Wayne Ellington in the backcourt for Shane Larkin and Bojan Bogdanovic.

When Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov took over ownership, the Brooklyn Nets were expected to become a title contender with his vision, money, and commitment to the game for which he admits to love the most.

The Spurs won 102-75 at home over Brooklyn on October 30 with a 56-32 rebounding advantage, but the teams have split the last four meetings with the Nets winning both in Brooklyn. Even tonight, I am looking forward to the game, get away from all interviews, all the little things you have to do organizational-wise as far as making decisions.

“I think everybody that I worked for had great passion for the game and that’s where you have to start. This is my own personal opinion is I thought they were playing well”, Stevens said.

The Nets were 48-71 under Hollins during his tenure.