(TNS) — Tyrese Martin tried to save the Brooklyn Nets, turning in a 26-point night off the bench performance. Everything else, though, looked far too familiar. Brooklyn fell to 3-13 after another slow start, another frantic comeback and another fourth-quarter fade it couldn’t shake.
And once again, the trouble started almost immediately, with the Nets opening the night in a fog.
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