Another game, another second half disappointment.
The lights were bright, the altitude was high, the pressure a little higher than normal with a West coast prime time slot on TNT.
But the script wasn’t.
The Nets had a near picture perfect first half. The ball was moving, the energy was high on defense, role players stepped up and Kyrie Irving was at the forefront of a fine-tuned offense.
They led by 12 at half — 16 with 10:06 left in the third. It still wasn’t enough.
The Nuggets exploded for 31 points in the third quarter and knotted this thing up at 79 apiece entering the fourth.