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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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Jan 2, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) greets playing coming off the court in the second quarter against Utah Jazz at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) greets playing coming off the court in the second quarter against Utah Jazz at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports /

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Brooklyn has been doing a pretty good job of being competitive in each of their games this season. If Brooklyn wants to win more games, they need to play a full 48 minutes. The third quarter has haunted them for years, and it is still haunting them this year.

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The real ghost story of the year is how Brooklyn has performed in the fourth quarter of games. Winning or losing, Brooklyn has come out flat in almost all of their fourth quarters this year, with the exception of a few, namely the Los Angeles Clippers.

If Brooklyn wants to be a team with a respectable record and to not be the last team in the power rankings, they need to score more than 17 or 19 points in the fourth quarter. Teams like the Warriors, Jazz and Bulls are not going to be stagnant and anemic for long. Jimmy Butler is too good to stay quiet. Gordon Hayward will find his shot. Joel Embiid is too energetic and big to not get his chances.

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Brooklyn needs to take a look at themselves in a different fashion at halftime and see what they can do differently to prevent these third and fourth quarter woes from striking miserably hard again. This may take time, but it needs to be done. Fans are sick of losing games normal NBA teams would win.

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