Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson was transparent as possible when discussing his team’s current status.
The Brooklyn Nets dropped their fifth-straight game in a row Thursday night, falling to the Los Angeles Lakers, 128-113.
After the game, Kenny Atkinson commented on his team’s current placement in the NBA’s hierarchy.
According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, here’s what he had to say:
“We’re not an elite team, I can tell you that,” coach Kenny Atkinson admitted. “We obviously went through a tough stretch and we’re surviving right now.”
Currently sitting at 18-25, losers of five-straight and 12 of 14 overall, it would be hard to refute Atkinson’s statement right now.
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The Lakers operated at an alarming level of comfortability against the hapless Nets defense, shooting 47-94 from the field (50 percent) and 19-38 from the perimeter (50 percent).
LeBron James compiled a triple-double, scoring 27 points while adding 12 rebounds and ten assists. Likewise, Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard both put up double-doubles. Davis went for 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Howard registered 14 points and 12 rebounds.
With their next seven contests being against sub-.500 teams, the schedule softens. Currently, the Nets sit two games behind the Orlando Magic for the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. A string of victories will help them catch ground.
The Nets open up the first half of their upcoming back-to-back against the Pistons in Detroit on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. ET. Following that matchup, a contest is slated for Sunday against crosstown rival, New York Knicks, in Madison Square Garden at 6:00 p.m. ET.