NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets are amidst their worst stretch of this young season to date after Friday’s 122-117 loss to the Denver Nuggets. While the Nets played as good as any fan could have asked for, they ended the night on a five-game losing streak and having lost six of their last seven games in the process.
“We’re definitely not here for moral victories,” Brooklyn center Nic Claxton said after Friday’s loss to the Nuggets after he put up 10 points, 16 rebounds, six assists, and three blocks. Claxton had a tough matchup against Denver’s Nikola Jokic, who has been considered not only one of the best centers in the NBA, but also one of the best players in the league over the past few seasons. Claxton wanted to point out that the Nets played better than they had been lately.
“Our energy was better, our effort was better, just our overall vibe,” Claxton explained. “So, that’s definitely something that we can build on going into these next few games. We took a few L’s in a row, but we just got to be consistent with our habits and play like we did tonight and we’ll have a shot against anybody.”
Despite how Brooklyn has been playing lately, they were just slight underdogs to the Nuggets which had been a surprise to many coming into the game. Over the course of the game, it was clear that the Nets were giving more effort and were also determined to end their losing streak by beating one of the best teams in the league if they were able to hit some shots.
Claxton was one of the main reasons that Brooklyn had a chance to beat Denver in the end before some miscues down the stretch allowed the Nuggets to come out of the game on top. Claxton believes that the team still has to keep its head held high. “You just gotta have short-term memory in the NBA, in sports. Just learn from it, watch the film, and be ready to go tomorrow against Detroit,” Claxton said.
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