BROOKLYN, N.Y. — It’s easier to make light of an odd and potentially detrimental possession after a win versus a loss. That rings true of a sequence that left Brook Lopez apologizing to his head coach and Kenny Atkinson beside himself on the sidelines.
On the final play of the Brooklyn Nets matchup against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, Lopez drilled a one-footed step-back jump shot at the buzzer to lift Brooklyn to a 98-96 win at home. But a few possessions beforehand, the gifted scoring big man took a shot that could have cost Brooklyn a well-deserved win.