“We just can’t let our shot-making affect our overall game and our defense, and I feel like that’s what’s been happening. We’ve been missing shots that we usually make, and sometimes it can affect our overall game,” said Dorian Finney-Smith at Thursday’s shootaround prior to the first of two pivotal homes games against the Atlanta Hawks.
And really, “pivotal” may be underselling it. The Nets entered Thursday’s game trailing the Hawks by four games for the East’s 10-seed, AKA the final Play-In Tournament spot. Snagging a spot in the Play-In represents Brooklyn’s last hope to save a downtrodden season; if their season doesn’t come down to this two-game set vs.