BOSTON — The Nets’ loss to the Celtics wasn’t simply horrific.
It was historic.
Brooklyn received throttled 136-86, in what amounted to its most lopsided defeat in not one however two generations.
The New Jersey Nets had really suffered a 139-87 loss to the Houston Rockets at Compaq Heart again on Oct. 18, 1978.
The one factor that stored the ultimate rating from being a doubtful record-breaker is the truth that Boston took mercy (pity?) on the Nets, dribbling out the clock on not one however two possessions on the finish.
Tuesday was additionally the fourth-worst loss by any NBA workforce this season.
Portland discovered a option to lose by 62 to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder on Jan. 11.
“They shot 44 3s, and I feel when the ball goes in and the momentum of the sport, and the ball wasn’t entering into for us, you lookup on the scoreboard and also you needed to fear about if we’re going to set a document or not for factors scored at one level within the sport,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn stated.
“So I simply assume it’s only a pure intuition and psyche for a man or guys when the ball isn’t entering into, the opposite workforce has momentum and are enjoying very well. But it surely’s not the primary time this has occurred to a workforce going into the [All-Star] break. I didn’t assume it was going to be us.”
For what it’s price, the fewest factors scored this season in an NBA sport is 77.
So the Nets had that going for them.
Nets assistant normal supervisor Jeff Peterson could quickly be getting a promotion.
Three-time NBA champion Mitch Kupchak, who ran the Charlotte Hornets entrance workplace for Michael Jordan, is stepping down.
Peterson is on a brief checklist of potential replacements, in accordance with ESPN.
New Orleans GM Trajan Langdon — who was additionally an assistant GM in Brooklyn underneath Sean Marks — in addition to Cleveland GM Mike Gansey, Philadelphia GM Elton Model and others are being thought of, in accordance with ESPN.
Level guard Ben Simmons sat out Wednesday evening, not but cleared to play back-to-backs.
Dennis Schröder, in his third sport as a Web, received his first begin in Simmons’ place.
Cam Johnson made his return after lacking the prior 4 video games.
He had 4 factors on 1 of 5 taking pictures in 17:43.
He, energy ahead Dorian Finney-Smith, backup heart Day’Ron Sharpe and Lonnie Walker IV had been all on minutes restrictions.
Walker really had his minute limits lowered, in accordance with Vaughn.