Tar Heels in NBA: Cam Johnson’s best game of season propels Nets; Coby White 17 points, 9 assists

Posted Mar 30, 2023
Harrison Barnes’ Sacramento Kings ended the longest playoff drought in NBA history, and the Brooklyn Nets got a needed win in Cameron Johnson’s best game of the season. Johnson scored 31 points, with five 3-pointers, seven rebounds and five assists, as the Nets knocked off Houston 123-114. Coby White scored 17 points with 9 assists for Chicago. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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