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Nets bogged down by foul troubles against Jazz

The Nets gave the Utah Jazz far too many chances at the free-throw line, which was part of what cost Brooklyn the game.

The Brooklyn Nets were more efficient from the free-throw line (84%) than the Utah Jazz (77.1%) on Tuesday. But Brooklyn being more effective at the charity stripe only means so much when the opposition has 10 more free-throw attempts in the course of the game.

With the Nets losing by five to the Jazz, those extra free throws were made all the difference, as Utah knocked down 27 free throws to Brooklyn’s 21 in the 119-115 finish.

The Jazz took 35 free throws and were fouled by Brooklyn 29 times, while Utah only fouled the Nets 18 times. Jarrett accounted for six of those fouls and Joe Harris had five. Spencer Dinwiddie had four, as did Kyrie Irving, though two of his came when the Nets needed to foul Utah late.

Needless to say, Kenny Atkinson wasn’t pleased the Jazz had so many chances at the line.

… I would say the other thing that kind of irks me is giving up 35 free throws. So we played hard, we competed, but now we gotta add understand how to play without fouling.

WATCH: DeAndre Jordan finishes savage alley-oop in Utah

With the help of Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan posterized Tony Bradley in Utah.

The Nets and Jazz had a big battle in Utah on Tuesday, and it didn’t work out well for Brooklyn in the 119-114 finish. Among those who performed well was Brooklyn center DeAndre Jordan, who came off the bench for Jarrett Allen.

Although Allen had one of the more impressive plays of the game, blocking Rudy Gobert — giving the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year a taste of his own medicine — he made some mistakes throughout and dealt with foul trouble again, fouling out with 5:58 left in the game. This presented Jordan with more opportunities, and the veteran big man took advantage, logging a double-double.

For all of the important plays Jordan made, the one which garners the most attention is the one few can make — the alley-opp from Spencer Dinwiddie that Jordan threw down over Jazz center Tony Bradley. This alley-oop did have more flair than the typical throwdown — it’s not every day someone hurdles and NBA player.

Don’t expect Kenny Atkinson to change Nets starting lineup yet

The Brooklyn Nets are off to a rocky start, but Kenny Atkinson isn’t going to make a personnel change just yet.

Brooklyn’s starting five had a rough go against the Phoenix Suns — to put it mildly.

Kyrie Irving was the only one in double figures. Even then, he wasn’t at his best, finishing 1-for-6 from three while failing to earn a trip to the free-throw line.

Jarrett Allen hardly played because he was in foul trouble so early.

Joe Harris missed all four of his 3-point attempts.

Taurean Prince went 3-for-5 from the floor (2-for-3 from three), but made mistakes elsewhere throughout the game and played a measly 17 minutes as a result — only five more minutes than Allen.

Caris LeVert was the only Nets starter who didn’t have a -20 plus-minus or worse (-15), but he still didn’t play his best game.

While the loss to Phoenix was next-level for the Nets, they’ve consistently struggled defensively in the first quarter to start the year. Even after acknowledging the issue, Kenny Atkinson isn’t ready to change Brooklyn’s starting lineup.

I’m not ready to go there after one bad game.