NEW ORLEANS — After knocking off the hapless Lakers and Nuggets to begin their post All-Star break schedule, the Nets traveled to the Big Easy to take on an injury-ravaged Pelicans team in a slight step up in competition.
That step up in class proved too much to handle, however, as the Nets got off to a dreadful start and never recovered, losing 102-96 in front of 16,097 at Smoothie King Arena Wednesday night.
The loss dropped the Nets into a tie with the Hornets for eighth place in the Eastern Conference, and they could quickly slide down the standings over the next few days as they face three exceedingly difficult games in a row against the Rockets, Mavericks and Warriors.
While the Nets received impressive performances off the bench from Thaddeus Young (19 points), Brook Lopez (15) and Jarrett Jack (15), it wasn't enough to beat a New Orleans team missing MVP candidate Anthony Davis and arguably its next two best players, forward Ryan Anderson and guard Jrue Holiday.
The Nets got off to a dreadful start, falling behind 15-4 early in the first quarter after missing 13 of their first 15 shots and committing four quick turnovers, looking like a team that had spent a little too much time enjoying the city's fantastic cuisine over the previous 36 hours.
But the Nets eventually began to work their way back into the game, thanks in part to Louisiana native Markel Brown, who finished the quarter with six points — including a 360-degree dunk on a fast break — and ended the quarter with a block of a Luke Babbitt jumper that kept it 27-21 Pelicans.
After slowing clawing their way back for most of the second quarter, the Nets eventually took their first lead of the game on a Young 3-pointer with 3:18 remaining in the first half, though New Orleans wound up reclaiming the lead again on the next possession on an Eric Gordon 3-pointer. The Pelicans went into the locker room with a 53-50 lead after ending the half with another 3-pointer, this time from Norris Cole.
The teams exchanged the lead throughout the third quarter, as Joe Johnson and Young combined to score 18 of Brooklyn's 23 points in the quarter to keep the Nets in it, though they went into the fourth trailing 76-73.
But the Nets would never take the lead again, as the Pelicans responded to the Nets cutting their deficit to 83-82 with a 10-0 run — capped by a reverse layup from Tyreke Evans — that pushed New Orleans out to a 93-82 advantage with just under five minutes remaining.
After a pair of sensational games to begin this road trip, Deron Williams had a more pedestrian line in this one, finishing with 10 points and six assists in 33 minutes. Mason Plumlee, meanwhile, went scoreless in 13 minutes and had all kinds of trouble with Pelicans starting center Omer Asik (12 points, 12 rebounds).
New Orleans was led by 25 points from Quincy Pondexter, including a 3-pointer with 49.9 seconds left to seal the win, while Evans added 14 points and 11 assists.
Despite committing 20 turnovers, the Pelicans were able to come away with the win thanks to shooting 11-for-25 from 3-point range, while the Nets went just 7-for-20.
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