NBA analysts, fans torch the Nets after embarrassing loss to the Pacers
The Brooklyn Nets‘ season is quickly approaching crisis mode, and we haven’t even reached Halloween.
On Saturday night at the Barclays Center, the Nets’ defense allowed 20-year-old Pacers rookie Bennedict Mathurin to score a career-high 32 points off the bench, as a rebuilding Indiana team pulled off a major upset, winning 125-116.
The Nets began the game as 11-point favorites, but Brooklyn simply couldn’t stop the Pacers from scoring. Kevin Durant (26 points) and Kyrie Irving (35) had big offensive nights yet again, but that hasn’t translated to on-court success for the Nets so far this season.
Here’s what analysts and fans were saying about Saturday’s loss:
The Nets are the only team with multiple players in top 10 PPG.
They are 1-5. pic.twitter.com/qaAnkTF2Kd
— StatMuse (@statmuse) October 30, 2022
Bennedict Mathurin with a career-high 32 POINTS (22 1st half) off the bench in the win vs the Nets!
Haliburton: 26 PTS, 8 AST, 6 3PT
Kyrie: 35 PTS, 6 AST, 5 3PT
KD: 26 PTS, 5 BLK, 1 3PT pic.twitter.com/3eQMgVpCan— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) October 30, 2022
Nash is obviously gonna be Fall Guy #1 for the Nets… but the Simmons trade was a catastrophe, Kyrie is one of the biggest week to week distractions in recent NBA history, and the front office has absolutely stunk for two-plus years.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) October 30, 2022
The Nets are FAR more embarrassing & disappointing than the Lakers. They play like they want the coach fired.
Oh, wait!
— nick wright (@getnickwright) October 30, 2022
Ja and Banes – 38 points a piece.
Giannis – 43-14-5
Luka – 41-14-11
Mathurin- Career high 32 points. Btw he’s a Rookie.
The entire league knows the Nets are soft!!! EVERYONE has them circled on the calendar.
Carry the hell on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) October 30, 2022
Nets just got absolutely outclassed on a Saturday night in Brooklyn by a Pacers team full of guys who can barely buy alcohol legally. They allowed an Indiana team playing on a back-to-back to hit an all-time franchise-record 23 three-pointers and score 125 points.
— Jared Wade (@Jared_Wade) October 30, 2022
Richard Jefferson calls out Kyrie Irving on YES broadcast: "…It is disappointing, Kyrie says that he's not antisemitic and these things, but the tweet is still up. The tweet is still up there." #Nets pic.twitter.com/d98Q5rcAjw
— Jennifer X. Williams (@JenXperience) October 30, 2022
The Nets lost to one of the worst teams in the league.
The organisation is embroiled in another off court controversy.
Good times. pic.twitter.com/YAVUe87KYg
— Jac Manuell (@JacManuell) October 30, 2022
The Nets are 1-5. pic.twitter.com/Zd43guzplp
— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) October 30, 2022
Whoever is in charge of this Nets defense should be held accountable. It's beyond time.
— Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) October 30, 2022
Congrats to Ben Mathurin for being tonight’s winner with a season high 32 points! See you next time for, “Play the Nets, get your season high!” https://t.co/rK6tFXS5Nk
— nick wright (@getnickwright) October 30, 2022
Kevin Durant just slapped the scorer's table in frustration. The Nets are down, 116-103, against the Indiana Pacers. They cannot get a rebound or a stop, and it appears they cannot get a win as they are headed to 1-5 if they don't go on a miraculous run to end this game.
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) October 30, 2022
I don't know much about what's going on behind the scenes with the Nets, but whatever it is, it's not good.
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) October 30, 2022
The #Nets play with no purpose and no passion. It may be early in the season, but watching them it already feels like a crisis. This could get completely away from them really fast.
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) October 30, 2022
THE BROOKLYN NETS pic.twitter.com/P4taCKlOxq
— KD FOREVER (@Kd_kobeBean) October 30, 2022
I knew the Nets were a flawed team but I didn’t think they would be a bad team
— Evan Roberts (@EvanRobertsWFAN) October 30, 2022
