Nets lack necessary ‘juice’ to beat Sixers
Wilt Down Stretch in 106-101 Loss to Philadelphia at Barclays Center
Enjoying by far their best stretch of this otherwise awful season, the Brooklyn Nets ran out of “juice” in the closing moments of Tuesday night’s disappointing 106-101 loss to the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers at Downtown’s Barclays Center.
Leading by one following a clutch 3-pointer by Brooklyn’s own Isaiah Whitehead with 2:29 to play, the Nets never scored again, watching almost helplessly as their hope of a fourth win in five games and second set of back-to-back victories in almost a year’s time went up in smoke.
“Whatever it is, we did not have it,” first-year head coach Kenny Atkinson admitted after Brooklyn lost its best chance at finishing at or above .500 this month by slipping to 7-9 in March.