Also-ran Nets nearing end of lost season
Drop Sixth Straight in 121-103 Blowout at Playoff-Hopeful Washington
After reaching the playoffs in each of their first three years in our fair borough, the Nets are simply trying to play out the string in this lost campaign without suffering any further embarrassment.
But even that has become a tall task for Brooklyn, especially with center Brook Lopez and power forward Thaddeus Young shut down for the remainder of this disastrous fourth season, as per the instructions of new general manager Sean Marks.
With their two “foundation pieces” watching instead of playing, the Nets suffered their latest blowout loss Wednesday night in Washington, a 121-103 defeat to the playoff-hopeful Wizards in front of 16,846 fans at the Verizon Center.