It wasn’t pretty. In fact, it was downright ugly.
The KD-less Nets dropped their second straight to the Cavaliers, 125-113. With the loss, Brooklyn falls to 9-8 on the season while Cleveland bumps up to 8-7.
From defensive miscues, over-switching, and careless turnovers to the ongoing rebounding struggles, it was not the Nets' night. Despite their offense making a late resurgence, the defense was not there as Brooklyn could not buy a stop late when they needed it most. On a positive note, the Nets did share the ball.
Kyrie Irving led the Nets scoring the ball, finishing with 38 points to go along with one rebound and five assists in 31 minutes of play.