The Nets finally closed out a game down the stretch. Brooklyn defeated a depleted Dallas squad 114-106 at Barclays Center Saturday night. It wasn't pretty, but the Nets will take a win any way they can get one. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson led Brooklyn with 23 points and 12 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell scored 22 points for his third 20-point performance in the last four games. DeMarre Carroll added 19 points on 4-8 shooting from three. Brooklyn jumped out to an 11-0 lead to start th

D'Angelo Russell started Tuesday night's game against the Raptors about as hot as you could imagine. The 22-year-old drained his first seven three-point attempts on his way to a 24-point first quarter. However, the hot start was not enough as the east-leading Raptors stormed back to defeat the Nets 116-102. Russell finished with 32 points on 7-12 shooting from three. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 19 points in 27 minutes off the bench. Raptors head coach Dwane Casey opted to p

The Brooklyn Nets still have a long way to go in their rebuild. That was apparent in an embarrassing 120-97 pummeling at the hands of the 76ers Sunday night in Brooklyn. Sunday night's loss was a culmination of the Nets problems as a team this season. The defense was horrendous, they were sloppy with the basketball, and the offense was stagnant. Kenny Atkinson acknowledged a lack of physicality on his team's part, “I think we can do better from a grit standpoint, and a physic

The Brooklyn Nets cannot close out a basketball game. They proved that once again Sunday night in a painful 123-120 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. After playing poorly for the majority of the first half, the Nets managed to climb back into the game. Kenny Atkinson's squad built an eight point lead with just over three minutes remaining. From that point on, they completely collapsed. As was the case against Sacramento, the Nets could not score or defend in the final minutes