Ignite Gets Back On Track, Looks To Start Winning Streak Against Long Island Nets
By NBA G League Staff /February 22, 2021
NBA G League Ignite continues its toughest stretch of the season with five games in seven days when the team takes on the Long Island Nets Monday at AdventHealth Arena. Monday’s action is the second game of Ignite’s third back-to-back of the season and tips off at 3 p.m. ET, airing love on ESPN2.
Ignite is coming off a bounce-back win over Greensboro after taking to the court less than 24 hours ago for the first game of the back-to-back, topping the Swarm 122-109.
Rookies Jonathan Kuminga (17.6 points per game) and Jalen Green (17.1) continue to post impressive numbers, while Isaiah Todd has tallied double figures in back-to-back outings, including a career-high 23 points, to up his average.
Long Island is 2-5 on the season, posting wins over Iowa and Westchester. B.J. Johnson leads the Nets with 20.0 ppg, good for 10th in the league, two-way player Reggie Perry is averaging a near double-double with 18.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, and Jeremiah Martin is averaging 17.9 points to round out the Nets’ top three scorers. Jeremiah Martin is averaging a league-leading 3.0 steals.