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Are the Brooklyn Nets’ Third Quarter Woes Turning Into Fourth Quarter Woes?

By Matthew Pisani

Dec 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson gives direction to his team against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson gives direction to his team against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) dribbles the ball against Brooklyn Nets guard Randy Foye (2) during the second half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) dribbles the ball against Brooklyn Nets guard Randy Foye (2) during the second half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

December 28, 2016 – Brooklyn Nets @ Chicago Bulls

This one was one of those heartbreaking moments that as Nets fans, we are unfortunately used to experiencing. A game after Randy Foye hit his miracle shot at the buzzer, Jimmy Butler decides to score 11 points in three minutes, including a buzzer beater of his own.

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This was yet another game in which Brooklyn had the lead. They lost the first quarter despite starting off with a 9-0 run, but they came back in the second to have the lead going into halftime. In the third, Brooklyn lost the quarter by only one point, 30-29.

It was the fourth quarter which decimated the Nets yet again. Brooklyn only lost the quarter by four points, but those four points were all the difference. Brooklyn had the lead, 97-90, with a little more than three minutes left. Butler and the Bulls went on a 11-2 run in the final minutes to take the lead and get the win via Butler’s step-back jumper at the horn.