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<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Nets needed eight games to record their first winning streak of the season and just two more for the first losing streak.
It's not just that they lost two straight, but how the Nets lost them that is most troubling. They played with no energy Saturday against Portland and trailed by double digits the final 44:14. In Monday's 99-87 loss at Seattle, the Nets were asleep defensively for the final five minutes. They allowed the Sonics to score on nine of 10 possessions and end the game on an 18-4 run.
The Seattle defeat marks the second time this season the Nets (5-5) were beaten after leading by at least nine. They've also lost leads of 16 and 14 points at Washington and Indiana, respectively, but pulled out wins. The Nets would have dropped the game against the Wizards if not for a friendly back rim on a Vince Carter three that forced overtime.
"We've had some games where we've played some real good basketball," coach Lawrence Frank said by phone before Tuesday's practice in Seattle. "We're 5-5, and so 5-5 says basically you're a little bit up and down."
Tonight, the Nets look to break their modest losing skid in Portland. They're already minus Cliff Robinson, who has a sprained left knee, and may be without Nenad Krstic.
Krstic suffered a sprained right wrist after a hard fall in the first period Monday. The starting center returned and had a strong game against Seattle with 16 points and eight rebounds. Foul trouble, not the wrist, limited him.
Frank said the wrist "is really, really sore," and that the Nets will see how Krstic, who has missed three games the last two seasons due to illness or injury, feels today.
Krstic's wrist was X-rayed twice in Seattle, but Frank said, "The X-ray machines didn't work." Krstic may have to get another one in Portland.
As for Robinson, he's out indefinitely. The Nets are hoping he won't need surgery.
"I wouldn't rule it out," Frank said. "I think it depends on how he responds to rehab over the next several days."
Injuries have been a big story for the Nets, who welcomed back Richard Jefferson in Seattle after he missed five games with a sprained left ankle. A bigger story, though, has been their lack of consistency. Frank planned to address that Tuesday and worry about Portland at today's shootaround.
"Right now we need to be more concerned about cleaning up our own stuff," Frank said. "We saw the Portland [game] tape two days ago. That's fairly fresh in our mind. We just need to continue to strive to play better basketball. That's where inconsistencies lie. We just have to start putting it together."</div>
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It's not just that they lost two straight, but how the Nets lost them that is most troubling. They played with no energy Saturday against Portland and trailed by double digits the final 44:14. In Monday's 99-87 loss at Seattle, the Nets were asleep defensively for the final five minutes. They allowed the Sonics to score on nine of 10 possessions and end the game on an 18-4 run.
The Seattle defeat marks the second time this season the Nets (5-5) were beaten after leading by at least nine. They've also lost leads of 16 and 14 points at Washington and Indiana, respectively, but pulled out wins. The Nets would have dropped the game against the Wizards if not for a friendly back rim on a Vince Carter three that forced overtime.
"We've had some games where we've played some real good basketball," coach Lawrence Frank said by phone before Tuesday's practice in Seattle. "We're 5-5, and so 5-5 says basically you're a little bit up and down."
Tonight, the Nets look to break their modest losing skid in Portland. They're already minus Cliff Robinson, who has a sprained left knee, and may be without Nenad Krstic.
Krstic suffered a sprained right wrist after a hard fall in the first period Monday. The starting center returned and had a strong game against Seattle with 16 points and eight rebounds. Foul trouble, not the wrist, limited him.
Frank said the wrist "is really, really sore," and that the Nets will see how Krstic, who has missed three games the last two seasons due to illness or injury, feels today.
Krstic's wrist was X-rayed twice in Seattle, but Frank said, "The X-ray machines didn't work." Krstic may have to get another one in Portland.
As for Robinson, he's out indefinitely. The Nets are hoping he won't need surgery.
"I wouldn't rule it out," Frank said. "I think it depends on how he responds to rehab over the next several days."
Injuries have been a big story for the Nets, who welcomed back Richard Jefferson in Seattle after he missed five games with a sprained left ankle. A bigger story, though, has been their lack of consistency. Frank planned to address that Tuesday and worry about Portland at today's shootaround.
"Right now we need to be more concerned about cleaning up our own stuff," Frank said. "We saw the Portland [game] tape two days ago. That's fairly fresh in our mind. We just need to continue to strive to play better basketball. That's where inconsistencies lie. We just have to start putting it together."</div>
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