The Nets have been cruising towards their finest win of the 12 months. Then they obtained routed by arguably the very best staff within the league.
The Nets have been on the flawed finish of an eye-watering run that spanned the third and fourth quarters, and flipped what was a double-digit lead right into a 129-121 loss to Oklahoma Metropolis in entrance of a sellout crowd of 17,926 at Barclays Heart.
Rolling alongside to a 94-81 cushion after Tosan Evbuomwan’s rating, Brooklyn coughed up an prolonged 36-9 run that appeared like demise by a thousand cuts.
By the point it was over, the Nets trailed 117-103 with 5 minutes to play.
MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 factors, six rebounds and 5 assists for the Thunder, who improved to 46-11.
Brooklyn, who led by as a lot as 18, fell to 21-37.
Heart Day’Ron Sharpe, in his first begin of the season for the suspended Nic Claxton, had a career-high 25 factors, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, hitting his first eight pictures earlier than ending 8-of-10 and 2-of-3 from deep.
The Nets hit a season-high 23 3-pointers, however have been no match for OKC. Already sans starters Cam Thomas, D’Angelo Russell and Noah Clowney, the Nets performed with out Claxton as a consequence of suspension for Flagrant factors.
