As the Bulls and Hawks are not setting a breakneck pace in the soft underbelly of the Eastern Conference, the Nets are still in the race for a play-in place. However, the results have been very bad in Brooklyn for more than two months now.
On December 13, 2023, Mikal Bridges and his teammates had a record of 13 wins and 10 losses. Today ? 17 wins for 26 defeats, a series of 16 defeats in 20 matches. And out of the four successes, there were two against the poor Pistons…
Maybe the Nets hit rock bottom against the Knicks. At home, at the Barclays Center, they heard the public sing “MVP” for Jalen Brunson, then “Let’s Go Knicks”!
“The crowd was crazy. It was good to hear the Knicks chants at the Barclays.”notes Julius Randle for the New York Postwhile Nets fans left the room before the end of the game. “That’s the unique benefit of playing for the Knicks.”commented Tom Thibodeau.
Another bad end to the match
Like the Lakers for example, the Knicks have fans all over the country and the geographical proximity obviously explains why there are so many of them for a game in Brooklyn. Proof that the Nets really weren't playing at home: Mikal Bridges was jeered at the free throw line in the final seconds of the game.
“No one can say it's pleasant when you feel like you're playing an away match, at home, at home. Person “, thus ensures the wingman in a monotone voice.
For Nets fans and players, the frustration is great since this makes two matches lost in a row after a poorly negotiated end to the match. First there was the 22-0 of the Clippers, then now this 10-3.
“We have to get over this. We can't lower our heads as soon as a team has a strong moment.” regrets Mikal Bridges. “We have to stay united, that’s the most important thing. When a team hits, we respond. We must better face adversity. We did it at the start of the season, winning matches at the end, but we lost all that. It's complicated to lose at the end, because it undermines confidence. »
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Mikal Bridges | 42 | 34.8 | 45.2 | 35.4 | 84.2 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 21.4 |
| Cam Thomas | 33 | 28.6 | 43.7 | 35.2 | 80.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 20.6 |
| Cameron Johnson | 34 | 28.6 | 45.1 | 39.2 | 70.9 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 13.9 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 40 | 30.8 | 39.9 | 33.3 | 78.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 13.5 |
| Lonnie Walker | 24 | 18.8 | 49.8 | 47.5 | 76.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 12.7 |
| Nicholas Claxton | 32 | 29.0 | 64.3 | 50.0 | 57.4 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 12.5 |
| Keon Johnson | 1 | 20.9 | 37.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Dorian Finney Smith | 39 | 28.4 | 41.0 | 38.6 | 81.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 9.0 |
| Day’ron Sharpe | 37 | 16.0 | 57.5 | 14.3 | 61.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 7.5 |
| Dennis Smith | 27 | 19.7 | 43.4 | 29.1 | 81.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 7.4 |
| Royce O'neale | 41 | 24.8 | 37.3 | 35.2 | 65.0 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 7.1 |
| Noah Clowney | 2 | 13.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| Ben Simmons | 6 | 31.8 | 52.8 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 6.5 |
| Trendon Watford | 31 | 12.2 | 53.3 | 35.7 | 82.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| Jalen Wilson | 11 | 9.5 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Armoni Brooks | 10 | 10.4 | 32.6 | 34.4 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Harry Giles | 12 | 5.6 | 50.0 | 12.5 | 54.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Dariq Whitehead | 2 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
