The Nets saw their modest winning streak come to an end, blowing a late lead in a collapse against the equally tanking Jazz.
The Nets saw their modest winning streak come to an end Thursday night at Barclays Center, blowing a late lead in a 123-110 collapse against the also-tanking Jazz.And the Nets showed some signs of strategic long-term commitment, resting Michael Porter Jr.
in a clash that could have real implications in the all-important draft lottery.Nets topple depleted Bulls for first win streak of season But Porter had been so good for them, he’s begging questions no one ever thought would need to be asked, much less answered.B. If so, do they have to trade him away to ensure their future rebuild, or can he actually become a part of that rebuilt future?They rested Porter to manage his sore lower back.Up by as many as 15 points, and 90-79 with a half-minute left in the third quarter, the Nets went ice-cold over Utah’s 33-13 extended run.Ziaire Williams added 23 and rookie Danny Wolf posted 17 with nine rebounds.Lauri Markkanen scored a game-high 30 for the Jazz, who are 8-13 and could owe their pick to the Thunder.After Clowney rebounded a Keyonte George miss, Wolf drilled a right-corner 3 to put the Nets up 77-72.And another Saraf swipe led to Wolf’s baseline drive that pushed it to 90-79 with 31.8 seconds left in the third.They promptly allowed a 12-2 run, with New Jersey native Kyle Anderson cutting their lead to 93-91 with 8:40 to play. And when George found Kyle Filipowski for a 3-pointer to cap the run, the Nets had seen their lead turned into a 98-97 deficit with 7:32 to play. Knotted at 98-98, Wolf saw a turnover on a risky cross-court pass turn into a tiebreaking George 3-pointer. The Nets wilted down the stretch, with bad body language and tired legs on the tail end of a back-to-back.Charles Wenzelberg
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