They never quit, but it doesn’t make losing any easier.
The Nets, down 23 in the third, fought their way back and cut this thing down to one late in the fourth.
What looked like a potential blowout loss suddenly turned into a winnable game. They hit three straight 3-pointers and then Caris LeVert put home a fastbreak dunk bringing the deficit down to one.
They made a couple stops and found themselves on the break again.
LeVert passed up an open three to hit Jarrett Allen down low, who passed up a decent look to hit Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.