Nets make lineup tweaks but still drop tough loss to lowly Wizards
NY Post
WASHINGTON — The Nets changed their lineup to solve their slow starts.
But it was their sorry finish that cost them.
The Nets suffered a humbling 110-104 defeat to the woebegone Wizards at Capital One Arena, falling to one of the worst teams in the league.
Though coach Jacque Vaughn’s decision to pull leading scorer Cam Thomas from the starting lineup and replace him with gritty veteran Dorian Finney-Smith did appear to break their habit of slow starts, it was the endgame where they came up dreadfully short.
Despite leading by nine points in the third quarter, and 97-96 with 5:24 to play, the Nets gave up a 7-0 run — and all the momentum.
The Nets (15-17) never recovered, tipping off a four-game road trip in the worst way imaginable.
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.