BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Nets are fully healthy for the first time all year. It was the biggest game of the year up until this point. The crowd was packed and ready to explode.
But they laid an egg.
The match up was the Charlotte Hornets, a team that trailed the Nets by only three games entering Friday night. They out-rebounded, out-hustled and simply outplayed the Nets in all facets and took them down, 123-112, Friday night at Barclays Center.
The Nets will remain the six seed, but something seems off. Their effort is rarely questioned — but the past two games has changed that.