"It ended with a loose ball, a shove, bodies flying in from every direction and a lengthy delay that sucked the air out of a tight game. Egor Dëmin and Dillon Brooks tangled as Ziaire Williams fought for a loose ball late and the scrum spilled outward. By the time order was restored, the momentum Brooklyn had just found was gone."
""Those are just guys protecting each other and fighting for each other," head coach Jordi Fernández said. "I think they did a great job. You're not going to let any of your teammates get hit or pushed or anything. Obviously, there's boundaries and we don't want anyone to get hurt, but you saw a few dirty plays. They called it or they didn't call it. I think it got out of hand because of that. But I like my guys sticking up for each other.""
"That moment came to define a night that slipped away in pieces for the Nets, who fell 106-102 to the Phoenix Suns Tuesday at Mortgage Matchup Center, dropped to 12-33 and lost their sixth straight. Brooklyn turned the ball over 22 times and Phoenix made them pay with 25 points off those mistakes. The Suns also owned the paint, 72-48, a gap that hovered over every Nets push."
A late scrum over a loose ball erased Brooklyn's momentum and preceded a 106-102 loss to the Phoenix Suns at Mortgage Matchup Center. The Nets dropped to 12-33 and suffered their sixth straight defeat. Brooklyn committed 22 turnovers, sending 25 points to Phoenix, while the Suns dominated the paint 72-48. An uneven start featured strong early scoring from Michael Porter Jr. and Dillon Brooks, but a bench unit briefly lifted Brooklyn's defensive focus. Day'Ron Sharpe scored six points quickly and Cam Thomas hit some early jumpers. Physical plays and mutual tough defending escalated into a shove-filled scrum late.
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