Just when you think the Brooklyn Nets have reached rock bottom, they wheel in some state-of-the-art, Tony Stark-made piece of hardware and drill into deeper, darker territory where no man or NBA team has gone before. Or something like that.
Tonight’s plunge came at the hands of the Boston Celtics, who did a historic number on them by a 136-96 margin. It went down as their second-worst loss in franchise history with only a two -point cushion. The fact that it came against this team, which only three years ago Brooklyn looked full weight class above them, made it sting a bit extra, as they reverted to being more of a measly sparring dummy to toy with .