Has a pair of heart-breaking losses broken the Brooklyn Nets’ spirit? It depends on who you ask.
Royce O’Neale kept it steady at Thursday’s shootaround when discussing the L’s, the first one a result of the Los Angeles Clippers closing the game on a 22-0 run, the second after a 32-18 fourth quarter at the hands of the New York Knicks.
The unfortunate through-line? Brooklyn didn’t merely have a chance to win both games, but frankly should have. And on Thursday morning, O’Neale looked at the glass as half-full, commending his team for being in it, designating the tough losses as part of the natural ebbs and flows of the season.