With the game tied at halftime, 45-45, many Brooklyn Nets fans would be forgiven if they approached the start of the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night with a feeling of dread.
You know that feeling of waiting for the hammer to fall squarely down on the Nets as it so often has done in the third quarter of games already in 2018-19.
In the early going this season alone, the Brooklyn Nets had a close game get broken open by the Detroit Pistons with a big third quarter, with the Pistons opening up as large as a 13-point lead in the period after the game had been tied at the half.