The Brooklyn Nets erased an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter and forced overtime behind a clutch performance from Mikel Brown Jr., but a costly mistake in the final seconds proved decisive as Boston escaped with a heartbreaking win.

With 2:45 left before halftime Sunday, Mo Wagner’s 3-pointer gave the Nets a 51-49 lead over Indiana Pacers. By the break, Brooklyn trailed by nine. The Pacers’ 16-5 run was a costly example of the lapses Julius Randle wants Brooklyn to recognize before a game gets out of control. After a 136-109 loss, the veteran forward identified a problem that reaches beyond any one bad stretch: the Nets ...

Brooklyn Nets forward Julius Randle drew a flopping technical foul during Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics, giving Jayson Tatum a free throw in the second quarter at TD Garden. Officials called the non-unsportsmanlike technical at the 1:18 mark after Randle went down near the paint during a Nolan Traore drive. The call came moments […] The post Watch Nets’ Julius Randle get hit with technical foul for egregious flopping violation appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Julius Randle and Michael Porter Jr. are making an impact, even if the Nets are still winless through two games.

This isn’t the first time the Nets looked to Julius Randle to be a floor raiser.

Tyrese Haliburton looks to lead Pacers back to their winning ways

The Brooklyn Nets erased a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit and nearly pulled off a stunning comeback against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Egor Dëmin caught fire late, but Brooklyn's rally ultimately fell just short, 125-121.