<img width="18" height="10" src="/images/video.gif">Deron Williams hits 11 3-pointers

There's hot, there's a sidewalk in Texas in the summer, there's the of surface of the sun and then there's Deron Williams' hand Friday in the first half.

In the first half, Williams set an NBA record with nine 3-pointers, seven of them coming in the first quarter. Seven!

(Is there anything better than when a player is feeling it and he's got the ball crossing halfcourt and you just know he's about to crank one from deep? I love that.)

He finished the game 11-16 from 3 for 42 points, one off the NBA record for most in a games held by Donyell Marshall and Kobe Bryant.

Williams was going for it too. With his team up 16 with 1:52 left, he splashed his 11th 3. And with his team up 17 with 1:07 left, he launched his 16th 3 of the game. Mark Jackson would've hired a hitman to take a bat to his knees before his got that one off.

And as you might expect, his Nets cruised over the Wizards 95-78.

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<img width="18" height="10" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/video.gif" border="0"> Winning dunk

After the game, the Black Mamba would say that he felt horrible about his 8 turnovers, showing a total disregard for taking care of the ball. But despite those issues, Bryant was brilliant, nailing huge shot after huge shot and taking over while still being efficient. He hit a stop-pumpfake-and-launch three to send the game to overtime (thanks to Amir Johnson not fouling), then nailed this to win the game.

A phenomenal season for Bryant continues and the Lakers find themselves only a half game back of the 8th seed. The Lakers are coming.

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