A month ago, the Nets rolled through Indiana.
How quickly things change!
With their roster decimated by injuries and trades, the Nets were unable to recover from a 113-99 loss to the Pacers in front of 16,088 at Barclays Center.
Robert Szabo of the New York Post
The Nets (13-23) have lost five of their past six games and 10 of their last 13 games. They have the 7th worst record in the NBA and are half a game better than the Trail Blazers, but with so many injuries it seems like they'll probably end up next. . It gets worse.
After falling behind by 24 points, they got within eight points and took the lead in the fourth. But they didn't come close.
“It's a little bit of everything. We have to find a way to help them. A lot of times it's on me. We have to clean the calls and make things simple,” coach Jordi Fernandez said. Ta. “I don't care who plays. I just care how hard we play, as long as we support each other, have a good attitude and make those runs.” Because you can.”
Playing without Cam Thomas, Cam Johnson, Ben Simmons and D'Angelo Russell, they shot just 41.8 percent overall and 30.3 percent (10-of-33) from deep. Ta.
The Nets played for a whopping league-high $103 million in salary despite being sidelined with injury, according to HoopsHype. And it looked like that.
It's hard to imagine how Fernandez will be able to get past the fact that the Nets are incompetent and short-handed.
“Use any set of actions that play to our strengths and find the quality of shots that we've taught and shots that have worked really well for us,” Fernandez said. “You have to find it in different ways because there are different groups out there. So it's not about the players. It's up to me and the other coaches.”
Dayron Sharpe had a season-high 16 points and 13 rebounds. But it's hard to implement offense when China's backup center is the best playmaker with a career-high five assists.
“I think that was my best game so far, for sure,” Sharp said. “Physically, that's what it is. To be honest, I feel like I can do it again. I've always been playful. Are my players going to take more shots tonight, are they going to make more cuts tonight? I just found them. I always had them.”
Nick Claxton finished with just four points on 2-of-10 shooting.
“It's got to be over. I honestly feel like I looked pretty good. I just didn't hit enough shots,” Claxton said. “I don't have the box score in front of me, but I don't know if it was really on the coaches. I think it was even bigger for us. We have to make shots.”
While Johnson is on the market, there are reports linking him to fellow Pacers. It's about a potential package featuring Obi Toppin (11 points), Aaron Nesmith (DNP, sprained left ankle), at least one unprotected first-round pick and other draft picks. One source told the Post it was “all noise.”
Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 23 points and eight assists. The Nets led this team by 21 points a month ago en route to a 99-90 victory. But these Nets are different.
The Nets led 55-39 at halftime. His season-low first-half total was worse than the 41 points he scored on Dec. 27 against San Antonio.
Thanks to their effort and grit, the Nets crashed the boards like their lives depended on it. However, their only attack was missing and they were hoping for a counterattack. They outscored Indiana 33-8 in second-chance points, setting a season high before the end of the third quarter.
Sharp single-handedly beat the Pacers 9-5 on the offensive glass. He became the fourth player in team history to have at least 10 points, 10 rebounds, five offensive boards, and five assists off the bench.
An offensive rebound to Tosan Ebbuomwan cutting in pulled the Nets within 78-70 at the end of the third quarter.
However, he was unable to get over the fourth mountain and fell behind with a double-digit lead.
