For the Brooklyn Nets, the 2024–2025 season is admittedly about rebuilding, which includes four first-round picks in next year’s draft.
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While their 5-9 record going into Tuesday night’s game at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn versus the Charlotte Hornets didn’t reflect the results of a playoff contender, fans and followers of the team have been impressed by the Nets’ hard playing style and growth under first-year head coach Jordi Fernandez. Before Tuesday’s game, only one of the Nets’ nine losses — last week’s 139-114 loss to the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics at home — was by more than 16 points.
They showed their resolve in back-to-back games against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden this past Friday and Sunday. After guard Cam Thomas torched the New York Knicks for 43 points on Friday — a record for a Nets player at the arena, although the effort came in a 124-122 loss, it was another signal to the league they are not an easy opponent. “They kept blitzing Cam Thomas. I thought he did a good job of getting rid of the ball and then we found good shots,” Fernandez said.
“I think that was the big difference maker right there. We could not defend enough in this game to get the win. We kept fighting … until the end and that is what we want to do with no excuses, supporting each other moving forward.” The Nets’ lack of size is evident and problematic. Center Nic Claxton, who missed his fifth game on Tuesday, is sidelined by a lower back strain and received an epidural injection last week.
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