No team in the NBA has lost more games in which it held a double-digit lead than the Nets have this season.
While they are trying to glean the positives out of competing regularly with some of the league’s best teams, Wednesday’s fourth-quarter collapse against Oklahoma City marked the eighth such instance the Nets have flushed away a potential victory. That has left them frustrated and bewildered over how much better their record could be than the 8-18 mark — including eight consecutive losses — they lug into Friday’s game against Toronto at Barclays Center.
“We feel we’re in the games the whole time and that final few minutes or what-not, we find a way to lose,” point guard D’Angelo Russell said after practice Thursday.