The College Park Skyhawks, Atlanta’s G League team, have the Long Island Nets number. The Skyhawks who beat the Nets twice at the beginning of the season came to Nassau Coliseum Monday night and ended Long Island’s five-game winning streak, 124-101.
The young Nets are now 5-5 with three of their losses coming at the hands of College Park.
Long Island was slow to open the first quarter, trailing by as many as 11 points. College Park took advantage early on and closed the quarter up, 36-25. The Nets looked to close the gap at the beginning of the second quarter but could not turn the tide.