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

By Matthew Pisani | Jan 3, 2017

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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Jan 2, 2017; Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward shoots against Brooklyn Nets forward Trevor Booker (35) in the fourth quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports

Jan 2, 2017; Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward shoots against Brooklyn Nets forward Trevor Booker (35) in the fourth quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports /

January 2, 2017 – Utah Jazz @ Brooklyn Nets

The Jazz game was a game Brooklyn needed to win and should have won. Brooklyn was up after one, up at the half, and were tied after the third quarter. The Jazz did not have George Hill, and Brooklyn was playing at the Barclays Center, where they have gotten seven of their eight wins.

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The chances that Brooklyn would win were pretty good entering the fourth quarter, until the team went anemic. Brooklyn only scored 19 points at home in the final quarter against a good team. These are the games you want to win at home to show the rest of the league that you are not a pushover.

Instead, Brooklyn became pushovers in the fourth quarter and allowed the Jazz to rack up 31 points in the final frame to finalize their blowout win. There was no need for this to be considered a blowout, but Brooklyn came out flat and could never get back to being sharp in the fourth.