Nets’ upset bid against unbeaten Cavaliers falls short after late fade
NY Post
CLEVELAND — The Nets played a back-to-back at the NBA’s reigning champions and league’s only unbeaten. They led both late, before falling agonizingly short.
A night after an overtime loss in Boston, the Nets suffered another tough finish, and a heartbreaking 105-100 defeat before a frenzied crowd at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
The Nets (4-6) fell to the Cavaliers in their first matchup against Kenny Atkinson as a head coach since they fired him in 2020.
He got the last laugh, as Cleveland came from behind to improve to a league-leading 11-0.
The Nets were playing as daunting a back-to-back as there is, leading almost wire-to-wire in Boston before falling in overtime to the defending champion Celtics. A night later, it was the white-hot Cavs.
The Nets led by seven with 4:09 left before allowing 10 unanswered points and the lead. Dennis Schroder’s free throws got them back within 99-98 with 1:39 to play, but Darius Garland’s jumper put them back in a three-point hole.
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