Day’Ron Sharpe, Ziaire Williams bring the boom in Nets 110-98 upset win in Houston

Three nights aft snapping a seven-game losing streak successful Charlotte, the Nets traveled to Houston and went band-for-band with the No. 2 effect successful the West. Ziaire Williams was everywhere. Day’Ron Sharpe was dropping shoulders and snatching chains. Ime Udoka’s guys were shook.

Sharpe played conscionable 10 minutes successful Wednesday’s 104-83 triumph — near hamstring tightness ended his nighttime successful the 2nd 4th — but man, helium brought the roar successful Brooklyn’s 110-98 decision of the Rockets connected Saturday astatine Toyota Center.

Sharpe was conscionable outworking guys. After checking successful for Nic Claxton with nether 5 to play successful the archetypal quarter, his enactment was unmatched. He moved bodies, snatched rebounds, and finished done contact. A turnaround 18-footer arsenic the changeable timepiece expired showcased immoderate finesse.

The Nets had to beryllium the much carnal squad to person immoderate accidental successful Houston and Sharpe acceptable the code — and his effort was contagious. Next happening you know, his teammates are flying astir defensively and answering each Rockets bucket.  The shot recovered the blistery manus and Houston couldn’t support Williams disconnected the rim.

The Rockets, who won 4 of 5 entering the night, were overwhelmed. Brooklyn ended the archetypal fractional with 12 consecutive points and went into the locker country up 53-38, a play debased for Houston. Sharpe was the spark for a seat portion that outscored the Rockets’ reserves 19-14 done 2 quarters of play, and a ascendant squad effort successful the paint.

It was the Nets’ third-largest halftime borderline of the season, but arguably their champion considering the opponent. Brooklyn came to play, and the Rockets looked lost. The Nets remained the aggressors successful the 3rd quarter, and it was an 83-64 crippled entering the last frame. By the clip Houston near the motorboat pad, it was excessively late.

The Rockets got punk’d successful their ain building. Jalen Green finished with a game-high 29 points, but did it connected a 45.8% clip, and was the lone Houston subordinate successful treble figures entering the 4th fourth — a testament to the Nets’ smothering defense. They constricted them to 40% shooting for the game.

Sharpe, who finished with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 1 artifact successful 17 minutes, near his signature connected the nighttime with his 5th 3-pointer of the season. Ziarie Williams added 21 points, 8 rebounds and plentifulness of nasty dunks. It was his champion all-around show since November.

The Nets, streaking again with back-to-back wins, improved to 16-33. They fell to sixth spot successful the lottery standings, 2.5 games backmost of 4th and 4 games backmost of third.

They’ll tally it backmost against this aforesaid Rockets squad connected Tuesday astatine Barclays Center.