The Brooklyn Nets, like the Minnesota Timberwolves, lost their first game out of the All-Star break.
Minnesota’s loss to the Eastern Conference’s 3-seed left a bitter taste in their mouth because the Wolves will need every win they can get to hang out to the West’s No. 1 seed. For a franchise having one of their best seasons of all-time, the stakes have only increased.
Brooklyn’s loss to the Eastern Conference’s 12-seed, an ugly start to the Kevin Ollie era, left a bitter taste in their mouth because it was more of the same.