Nets' Jordi Fernandez applauds competitiveness in loss to Cavaliers
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NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets are now on a eight-game losing streak after Sunday's 106-102 loss to James Harden and the Cleveland Cavaliers, a streak that began prior to the All-Star break. While Brooklyn lost another game amidst a brutal schedule coming out of the game, head coach Jordi Fernandez took the time to praise his players for competing at the necessary intensity.
"We competed and that was our main goal, give ourselves a chance. I'm proud of the way we played," Fernandez said after Sunday's loss to the Cavaliers. While the Nets lost, the end result was that Brooklyn didn't trail by more than 11 points, a massive improvement compared to some of their recent games, such as Friday's 148-111 loss at the Boston Celtics where the Nets trailed by as many as 41 points.
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"We played like a basketball team, and I'm proud of the group," Fernandez continued before noting that the goal moving forward is to prepare with the goal of winning now that the team is playing hard. "Tomorrow, [go] watch some film, clean up some stuff that we could have done better. Right now, it's night and day compared to what we went through."
In Sunday's loss to Cleveland, the Nets had to deal with some adversity of their own with center Nic Claxton (thumb) and rookie guard Egor Demin (left plantar fascia) being ruled out for the game. However, the Cavaliers weren't playing at full strength either as guard Donovan Mitchell did not play in the matchup as he continues to nurse a groin injury, but Brooklyn played like none of that mattered.
Not only did this game not stay in blowout territory for long, but the Nets also built as much as a seven-point lead as they found a way to make the Cavaliers entirely dependent on Harden and his greatness as he finished with 22 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists. At the end of the game, Fernandez is trying to take one step at a time with his group and on Sunday, his guys finally responded by playing as hard as he knows they can.
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