Overview
- Brooklyn fell to 0-4 after a 137-108 loss in Houston, surrendering 42 first-quarter points and trailing by as many as 33.
- The Nets have allowed 522 points through four games (130.5 per game), the most in franchise history to start a season.
- Defensive metrics rank last in the NBA, including a 131.2 rating with opponents shooting 53.7% from the field and 46.0% from three.
- Fernández criticized the team’s consistency and urgency, citing inexperience while insisting on better technique, rebounding and full-commitment to coverages.
- The front office’s rebuild features five first-round rookies and few veterans, with Egor Dëmin managed for plantar fascia, Ziaire Williams listed questionable, and Drake Powell and Danny Wolf sent to the G League as the coach installs an aggressive blitz scheme that the young roster has struggled to execute.