In another heartbreaker 25 miles east of Barclays Center, the Long Island Nets lost to the Motor City Cruise at Nassau Coliseum Tuesday night, 111-110. The Cruise’s Jared Rhoden, a Long Island native, hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds left, only three seconds after the Nets’ Kyler Edwards had missed both of his.
The loss took the Nets from first in the G League’s Eastern Conference standings to fifth. They currently have a 7-5 record after running up a 9-7 record in the G League Showcase earlier in the season.
The Nets were led by Kennedy Chandler, the Nets 5’11” point guard, who finished with 25 points shooting 10-of-17 from the floor.