Long And Winding Road

The Nets took a blow to the stomach again on the road, and may have lost Devin Harris for the important stretch drive to boot, in an ugly loss against the Bulls.

With a stagnant offense for much of the first half, swiss cheese defense, and a beating on the boards administered by the Bulls, the Nets found themselves down 24 points at the half after a brutal, and I mean brutal, second quarter. Using in-your-face defense, the Bulls laid out the Nets, knocked them down, and shoved them into oblivion. They were outscored in that second quarter 29 - 8, with the 8 points tying a Net record for futility.

Not even an impressive if too brief flurry to start the second half by NJ (which cut the deficit down to 9) could stop the pounding, as the Bulls restored order in the fourth quarter.

Still winless on the road in the Harris era, and now the era may be shelved for awhile.

This is not how you want to see the Nets compete against a team like the Bulls, when they were all over the Jazz and Cavs. Of course, the road is a lonely place for the Nets, and with Atlanta coming in to play the Nets at home tonight, perhaps the Nets can help themselves by getting a win.

I'll get the game review up tonight, once I get over the disappointment (though I don't know why I would be...)

-Joe