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Why it could be a lost season for the Nets after 16 games

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Joe Johnson goes up for a shot between Pau Gasol and Jimmy Butler on Wednesday night.

SAN ANTONIO — The Nets opened their season with a difficult test, getting the Bulls in Brooklyn on Wednesday night — one they failed, as Chicago came away with a 115-100 victory.

And things aren’t getting any easier, as they not only face the Spurs on Friday night, but will turn around and face the Grizzlies in Memphis Saturday — the beginning of a Murderers’ Row of opponents over the first several weeks that could leave the Nets in a big hole out of the gate.