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LIVE DISCUSSION: Brooklyn Nets at Orlando Magic, 7:00 PM ET
The Brooklyn Nets gave the Toronto Raptors a good fight, but it wasn’t enough. They’re now 1-10 on the season, and a loss vs. the Wizards on Sunday would give them the worst record in the NBA. Anyway, they play the Orlando Magic in the second NBA Cup Game — they’re 0-1 with a -18 point differential.
Brooklyn went cold after blowing an early 10-point lead, but it was the Nets’ league-worst defense that shouldered most of the blame for their latest loss, allowing the Pistons (7-2) to shoot nearly 60 percent from the field despite making 6-of-26 3s, inflated by an absurd 78 points in the paint.
The Nets may already have 10 losses in mid-November, but veteran center Nic Claxton is quietly off to the strongest offensive start of his career.
The Bucks and Nets squared off one final time Saturday night to see which team was going to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. After an underwhelming start to the series, the finale was must-watch television. In the game's closing seconds ...
Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe is trending towards a return to Brooklyn's lineup after missing Tuesday's loss to the Pistons.
The Nets were close for a while. Aside from a rough stretch early in the third quarter and a late fade in the fourth, Brooklyn delivered one of its most complete performances of the season, pushing a disciplined Minnesota Timberwolves team without All-Star Anthony Edwards to the wire.