Brooklyn Nets fans will be left stunned by their side’s history-making moment – sadly it is for all the wrong reasons.
The Nets were embarrassed by the LA Clippers in a 126-67 defeat, which saw them make just 30.1% of their field goal attempts.
GM Sean Marks was recently asked if the side had intentions of losing games to maximize what they get from their 2025 NBA Draft pick, this perhaps wasn’t what he had in mind.
The 59-point defeat is the largest in franchise history and the 10th biggest in NBA history, certainly an accolade that coach Jordi Fernandez and the team do not want.
Following the exit of Dennis Schroder to the Golden State Warriors the Nets season has started to unravel rather quickly.
While they have added the playmaking abilities of former LA Lakers star D’Angelo Russell it has made very little impact on their struggling campaign.
The Nets now sit with a 14-27 record in the Eastern Conference and have won just two of their last 10 games.
Speaking after the team’s heavy defeat coach Fernandez explained how he would help ‘support’ his team.
He said: “When you see a loss like this, a lot of things went wrong. The energy and competitive spirit was not there, plain and simple. But right now, the only thing I can do is support my guys.”
Fernandez made a clear point to defend his players explaining that nobody works for this kind of result.
He continued: “It’s never a good experience to go through this, but analyzing the whole season, none of our guys work for this, and they’ve competed the whole time.
“So all I can do is support them, obviously own this myself as well, and show up the next day and try to be better.”
The absence of Bojan Bogdanovic and Cam Thomas did not help the Nets in their Clippers hammering, but it’s clear to see they may have a wider issue than missing a few stars.
Losing a game when only scoring 67 points is a huge worry, the team’s top scorer was Jalen Wilson with 16 and they failed to score more than 14 points in a quarter after the half.
Despite the 59-point defeat, the only silver lining is that it’s surprisingly not the worst in NBA history.
- 1. Memphis Grizzlies 152-79 Oklahoma City Thunder (December 2021)
- 2. Cleveland Cavaliers 148-80 Miami Heat (December 1991)
- 3. Indiana Pacers 124-59 Portland Trail Blazers (February 1998)
- 4. LA Lakers 162-99 Golden State Warriors (March 1972)
- =5. Oklahoma City Thunder 139-77 Portland Trail Blazers (January 2024)
- =5. Golden State Warriors 153-91 Sacramento Kings (November 1991)
- =5. Syracuse Nationals 162-100 New York Knicks (December 1960)
The Nets will be desperate to bounce back in their next game against an LA Lakers side who just got back to winning ways over the Miami Heat.
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