NBA
Regular Season Round 27: Brooklyn N. - Detroit P. 97-109
Date: November 24, 2013
The Nets are a bad basketball team right now, their 3-10 record proves that unequivocally. But give them credit, at least, for being consistent. For the past two weeks, the Nets follow every loss by insisting that better basketball is on the way. Then, they show up and do what they did on Sunday: start fast, play hideously after halftime and end with a futile rally. “Every game it’s the same song, like we’re on repeat,” Nets forward Andray Blatche said. “We’ve been trying to figure out what the problem is, but there’s no answers yet.” The Nets dropped their fifth straight game Sunday, falling to the Pistons, 109-97, at Barclays Center. It was supposed to be a family-friendly atmosphere for “Kids Day” at Barclays Center, but the Nets still were booed mercilessly as they walked off the court after losing for the eighth time in nine games. “I think everybody in here is embarrassed,” Nets forward Kevin Garnett said. “You definitely don’t want that at home. Like I’ve been saying, we’re continuing to work to try to change this as best we can.” There is little to be encouraged about right now in Brooklyn. Starters Deron Williams and Brook Lopez have missed nearly all of this losing streak with ankle injuries. And there’s no way to guess when they’ll be back, because the Nets have refused to give a timetable on any injury this season. But the problems run much deeper than the injuries. That became apparent when Kidd benched the starters for most of the fourth quarter. Garnett and Paul Pierce sat the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter, while bench players like Mason Plumlee, Alan Anderson, Tyshawn Taylor, Mirza Teletovic and Tornike Shengelia played critical minutes. The Nets trailed by 16 points early in the fourth, but the bench sparked a rally that pulled them within five in the final five minutes. “They deserved to play,” Kidd said of the bench. “I should have let them play the whole … quarter. They’re playing for one another. It’s not perfect, but that group gave us an opportunity. … So you’ve got to tip your hat to those guys. Those guys are playing hard, and they’re helping one another on the offensive end and the defensive end.” Joe Johnson was the lone bright spot for the Nets, scoring a game-high 34 points on 12-for-18 shooting. But after Johnson scored 16 points in the first half — and Brooklyn built a 10-point lead — the Nets stopped running the offense through him in the third quarter. The Pistons took control of the game in the third, outscoring the Nets, 34-15. “We’ve got to understand that teams aren’t going to play the same way the did in the first half in the second half,” Pierce said, “because teams make adjustments, especially when they’re down, and we have to be able to realize that and adjust with that.” But by the time the Nets made the necessary adjustments, it was much too late. The result was a familiar scene: another loss, another quiet locker room, another round of unanswerable questions. “It’s very frustrating and it’s very, very embarrassing,” Blatche said, his head down at his locker. “It’s like, I don’t know, we’ve got to play with more pride. I don’t know, I can’t even … There’s no excuses, nothing. We’re all just playing bad.” Courtesy of: northjersey.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 27: Brooklyn N. - Detroit P. 97-109
Date: November 24, 2013
The Nets are a bad basketball team right now, their 3-10 record proves that unequivocally. But give them credit, at least, for being consistent. For the past two weeks, the Nets follow every loss by insisting that better basketball is on the way. Then, they show up and do what they did on Sunday: start fast, play hideously after halftime and end with a futile rally. “Every game it’s the same song, like we’re on repeat,” Nets forward Andray Blatche said. “We’ve been trying to figure out what the problem is, but there’s no answers yet.” The Nets dropped their fifth straight game Sunday, falling to the Pistons, 109-97, at Barclays Center. It was supposed to be a family-friendly atmosphere for “Kids Day” at Barclays Center, but the Nets still were booed mercilessly as they walked off the court after losing for the eighth time in nine games. “I think everybody in here is embarrassed,” Nets forward Kevin Garnett said. “You definitely don’t want that at home. Like I’ve been saying, we’re continuing to work to try to change this as best we can.” There is little to be encouraged about right now in Brooklyn. Starters Deron Williams and Brook Lopez have missed nearly all of this losing streak with ankle injuries. And there’s no way to guess when they’ll be back, because the Nets have refused to give a timetable on any injury this season. But the problems run much deeper than the injuries. That became apparent when Kidd benched the starters for most of the fourth quarter. Garnett and Paul Pierce sat the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter, while bench players like Mason Plumlee, Alan Anderson, Tyshawn Taylor, Mirza Teletovic and Tornike Shengelia played critical minutes. The Nets trailed by 16 points early in the fourth, but the bench sparked a rally that pulled them within five in the final five minutes. “They deserved to play,” Kidd said of the bench. “I should have let them play the whole … quarter. They’re playing for one another. It’s not perfect, but that group gave us an opportunity. … So you’ve got to tip your hat to those guys. Those guys are playing hard, and they’re helping one another on the offensive end and the defensive end.” Joe Johnson was the lone bright spot for the Nets, scoring a game-high 34 points on 12-for-18 shooting. But after Johnson scored 16 points in the first half — and Brooklyn built a 10-point lead — the Nets stopped running the offense through him in the third quarter. The Pistons took control of the game in the third, outscoring the Nets, 34-15. “We’ve got to understand that teams aren’t going to play the same way the did in the first half in the second half,” Pierce said, “because teams make adjustments, especially when they’re down, and we have to be able to realize that and adjust with that.” But by the time the Nets made the necessary adjustments, it was much too late. The result was a familiar scene: another loss, another quiet locker room, another round of unanswerable questions. “It’s very frustrating and it’s very, very embarrassing,” Blatche said, his head down at his locker. “It’s like, I don’t know, we’ve got to play with more pride. I don’t know, I can’t even … There’s no excuses, nothing. We’re all just playing bad.” Courtesy of: northjersey.com
 BROOKLYN N. (coach: Jordi Fernandez)97 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 9 | zIhjsIj, zIR | 33 | 3-2 (05%) | 2-65 (25%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 44 | 5 |
| 63 | vaLajDsUIj, Ahiuj | 40 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 43 | OaRQZR, Oiul | 82 | 4-7 (44.4%) | 8-3 (05%) | 9-9 (655%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 67 | 65 | 5 |
| 1 | SjdRQsIj, Slij | 89 | 8-3 (05%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | mliUZhR, SjdQiF | 81 | 0-66 (30.0%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | GiQjRUU, KRLaj | 84 | 8-2 (80%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 45 | qLijs, eRDDaR | 61 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 44 | wRlRUILaZ, baQJi | 63 | 5-6 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | OluBlRR, bisIj | 64 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-1 (05%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 36 | wiFlIQ, wFshiTj | 68 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 85 | AhRjDRlai, wIQjaVR | 3 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| wIUil | 86-06 (36.8%) | 63-81 (04.7%) | 64-62 (98.8%) | 2 | 89 | 40 | 84 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 79 | 96 | |||
 DETROIT P. (coach: John-Blair Bickerstaff)109 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 9 | zRjjajDs, mQijdIj | 36 | 8-2 (80%) | 5-8 (5%) | 65-65 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 61 | 5 |
| 65 | bIjQIR, GQRD | 43 | 2-68 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 8 | 7 | 66 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 86 | 5 |
| 1 | ABaUh, zIsh | 44 | 4-1 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 3-2 (05%) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 63 | 5 |
| 4 | AUuZVRF, eIdjRF | 46 | 65-60 (11.9%) | 5-6 (5%) | 9-2 (29.0%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 89 | 45 | 5 |
| 5 | gQuBBIjd, SjdQR | 89 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-3 (80%) | 0 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 5 |
| 80 | AajDlRQ, KFlR | 81 | 8-0 (35%) | 6-8 (05%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 9 | 5 |
| 0 | CildTRll-OIpR, KRjUiLaIus | 83 | 6-9 (63.4%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -0 | 5 |
| 46 | kallijuRLi, ChiQlaR | 68 | 6-8 (05%) | 8-3 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 00 | HiQQRllsIj, zIsh | 66 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 43 | AaLi, ORFUIj | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | baUZhRll, wIjF | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 64 | giUIBR, vuaDa | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 44 | zRQRMVI, zIjis | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 44-14 (08.3%) | 0-69 (87.3%) | 82-35 (95.5%) | 64 | 46 | 33 | 85 | 67 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 657 | 654 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
