After a first half to forget, Deron Williams gave his Brooklyn Nets teammates a quick pep talk before the start of the third quarter. Spurred on by the speech, the Nets turned their night around and snapped a five-game skid. Joe Johnson scored 23 points, Andray Blatche had 14 points and nine rebounds and the Nets used nine second-half 3-pointers to beat Toronto 94-88 on Wednesday night, ending their season-long losing streak.
