Nets can’t ‘Buck’ losing trend: Brooklyn falls in Milwaukee without injured Williams
Taking solace in hard-fought, narrow defeats was supposed to be a thing of the past for the Brooklyn Nets.
But following Wednesday night’s 108-93 loss in Milwaukee — the Nets’ 13th in a row to the Bucks and 10th in 13 December games following their brilliant 11-4 start — coach Avery Johnson sounded satisfied with his struggling team’s effort, especially since they took the floor at the Bradley Center without starting point guard Deron Williams.
‘What a battle for our guys,” Johnson said after Brooklyn’s fourth-quarter comeback bid fell considerably short. ”Back-to-back games. They played their hearts out. We really had a chance to cut the lead down from four to two or get it tied up, but just couldn’t make a shot.”