Better late than never. The orange and blue streak lives on in New York City. It was only a matter of time before reality set in at Barclays Center, where a Nets team with zero incentive to win — save for putting up some semblance of a fight against the Knicks — exposed what’s become a fatal flaw: slow starts that have undermined all the successes New York has enjoyed in the first

Jared McCain scored a season-high 26 points as the OKC Thunder won its 10th game in a row with a 121-91 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

Brooklyn Nets (17-53, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (18-53, 15th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn looks to stop its six-game slide with a win against Sacramento.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-92 on Wednesday night for their 10th straight win. Gilgeous-Alexander was 8 of 9 from the field and was subbed out with 4:28 remaining in the third quarter with the Thunder leading by 38.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Bradley wore only jersey No. 45 and put up 12.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 3.8 blocks per game.

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