A big part of the Brooklyn Nets win over the Dallas Mavericks Saturday was their fourth quarter, where they limited Dirk Nowitzki and his crew to 17 points in the final 12 minutes.
But if it wasn’t for allowing 65 points in the previous 24 minutes (two quarters), the Nets might not have needed such a strong defensive effort in the fourth, when they entered trailing 89-88.
Ahead of their match-up tonight against the Memphis Grizzles, defense is an obvious focus for Kenny Atkinson and the team, but It appears more so than usual given his pre-game commentary.