There have been loads of empty seats inside Barclays Heart on Saturday evening. Those that did pay the worth of admission to observe the Nets face the Utah Jazz witnessed fairly a stinker.
The Jazz emerged from the filth with a 105-94 victory. Each groups mixed for 35 turnovers — Brooklyn had 17 — and the Nets shot simply 40.4% from the sector and 17.5% from 3-point vary.
The Jazz shot simply 34.1% from deep (14-for-41) however made seven extra treys than Brooklyn, seven of which got here within the first half. That was essentially the most obvious distinction between the groups on this sport. The whole lot else was comparatively even.
Utah blitzed Cam Johnson often all through the evening, and after dropping 33 factors on the Toronto Raptors Thursday, struggled to discover a rhythm. He nonetheless managed to complete with 18 factors on 7-for-15 capturing however did most of his harm within the second half.
The Nets trailed 50-45 at halftime regardless of poor capturing and 10 turnovers. They didn’t have a single participant attain double figures in scoring by means of the primary two quarters of motion.
Brooklyn hit all-time low within the third quarter, the place it allowed Utah to shoot 58.8% from the sector (10-for-17) whereas changing on solely 28% of its makes an attempt (7-for-25). The Jazz outscored them 25-18 within the interval to take a 75-63 benefit into the ultimate body. The Nets merely couldn’t discover any rhythm on offense as Utah’s lead continued to develop.
The Nets fell to 11-17 with the loss and have dropped 4 of their final 5. Cam Thomas, who has not performed since Nov. 25 due to a left hamstring pressure, is anticipated to be re-evaluated this weekend, so reinforcements might be on the best way quickly.
Ben Simmons, persevering with to extend his offensive aggressiveness, tried 11 pictures and completed with 15 factors, six rebounds and 10 assists. He went 5-for-6 on the free throw line. It was his first double-double of the season and his third sport with double-digit assists.
Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 21 factors and 7 rebounds.
Brooklyn will return to motion on Monday in opposition to the Miami Warmth at American Airways Area.
