Coming into the season, Kenny Atkinson felt his team’s defense was ahead of their offense.
He couldn’t have been more wrong.
So far the Nets defense has gone from so-so most of the time to sieve-like when it matters most. Their inability to get stops down the stretch has seen them waste Kyrie Irving’s brilliance in a 1-2 start.
“It’s just about getting stops at the end of the day. That’s the name of the game,” Spencer Dinwiddie said. “We have two of the best guards in the league in Caris [LeVert] and Kyrie. They’re going to be able to score.