Timing is everything in sports, especially when it comes to playing the dysfunctional Brooklyn Nets.
On paper, the Nets are one of the most talented teams in the NBA. They have arguably the game’s best player in Kevin Durant, an elite talent in Kyrie Irving, a defensive wizard in Ben Simmons and a bevy of shooters that should make them almost unstoppable.
Yet it’s impossible to know what to expect out of this group from one night to the next. One game, Durant is bound to go off for 50 points in a commanding win. The next, Irving might not even bother to show up.