Nets fall apart in second half in loss to Rockets for fifth straight defeat
NY Post
HOUSTON — This wasn’t about Houston.
The Nets have a problem.
Brooklyn imploded in the third quarter, suffering a 112-101 loss to the Rockets on Wednesday night before a crowd of 16,563 at Toyota Center.
It extended their losing streak to five in a row, and 10 of their last 11.
And even though their activity and aggression were vastly improved from their humiliating blowout the night before in New Orleans, it wasn’t nearly enough.
“I think the awesome test of courage is just showing up,” coach Jacque Vaughn said before the game, showing how far the bar has been lowered. “I want to see our guys show up and compete against a good team, a physical team that presents a lot of problems, problems that we’ve had to deal with with other teams here recently. So I really just want to see our guys compete at a high level.”
PHOENIX — Wednesday brought some cautiously optimistic updates for the Knicks frontcourt.
The Greatest Escape in franchise history was perpetrated by Glen Sather, when the general manager extricated himself and the Rangers from the final five years of Scott Gomez’s contract by moving the $7,357,143-per-year center to Montreal on June 30, 2009 after two years in New York.
The Yankees publicly are on the same page: Hal Steinbrenner, like Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone before him, said that issues with the club’s fundamentals did not hover over the team all season.
The first day of the rest of Daniel Jones’ dwindling time with the Giants arrived Wednesday, with Jones in the building, in the meetings, on the practice field (although not doing very much) and not at all part of the game plan for the next game, relegated to a non-participant role for the remainder of the season.
There will be a little extra magic for Knicks-Spurs on Christmas Day.
The quickest way for the Giants to climb out of quarterback hell is also the quickest way to extend their stay there for at least three more years.
The Lakers’ decision to keep Bronny James away from G League road games has sparked some debate about the level of preferential treatment the franchise is giving to LeBron’s son.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Rangers continue to flex their strength on the road this season.
One of Tom Thibodeau’s stated points of emphasis for the Knicks this season — to increase their volume of 3-point attempts to take advantage of their proficiency from the outside — is starting to come to fruition.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — It’s the best-case scenario for Filip Chytil and the Rangers.