Nets unable to sustain defensive effort and fall to Spurs, 96-87
The Nets were playing textbook defense on Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs early, but that effort was not sustained throughout regulation in a 96-87 loss Friday night at Barclays Center. Veteran forward Dorian Finney-Smith returned to the starting lineup after missing three straight games because of a left calf contusion,