The Brooklyn Nets have been completely rolling with 12 wins in a row, however their streak got here to an finish with a 121-112 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
Right here’s what Nets gamers have since needed to say concerning the finish of their gorgeous run:
KYRIE IRVING
“To be trustworthy with you, 40 factors within the first quarter is quite a bit, particularly if you’re enjoying the Bulls, who’re looking for their rhythm over their previous couple of video games. We put ourselves in a gap in that first and second quarter coming into halftime,” Irving stated.
“Clearly, KD is particular, however he can solely accomplish that a lot on his personal. We’ve been speaking about simply serving to him out and [this] was a type of nights the place we simply didn’t make sufficient photographs on the perimeter.”
KEVIN DURANT
“In opposition to this staff, if you bought three elite scorers from all angles of the ground, you bought to do your work early and you bought to only be there on the catch,” Durant stated in his postgame availability. “I feel we undoubtedly put our foot on the gasoline right here in spurts and tried to make it a sport…However they made photographs. They’re gifted gamers, particular gamers.”
ROYCE O’NEALE
“It was on us,” O’Neale stated to the New York Publish after the loss. “We had a few letdowns, errors on the defensive finish that we may’ve prevented and that they took benefit of.
JACQUE VAUGHN
“That’s what I instructed the group. We’ve proven the right way to reply after a win, and we simply saved successful. Now how can we reply after a loss? That’s why you don’t get too excessive or too low on this factor,” Vaughan stated
