The Brooklyn Nets are getting off to good starts of late. Finishing games are the problem and a cause of their three-game losing streak.
The Nets hope to put together both components Wednesday night when they visit the Orlando Magic.
In losses to the Charlotte Hornets, Toronto Raptors, and Cleveland Cavaliers, the Nets are averaging 32 points and shooting 52.2 percent, including a 46.4 percent mark from 3-point range in the first quarter. Since being held to 25 points in the opening quarter of a 120-97 home loss to the Philadelphia, the Nets (23-51) owned leads at the end of the first quarter in seven straight games.