The Nets lost to the Suns 108-84 despite playing solid basketball for the second and third quarters of a game that Phoenix led by as many as 28 points. Keon Johnson had one of his best outings this season as he put up 20 points and seven rebounds against his former team while Jalen Wilson dropped 15 points,

A franchise cornerstone was set to return, and the Nets, foolish as they may have been for it, aimed to meet the Suns in terms of their aspirations for the season. Phoenix was not only chasing a title,

In the second half of a back-to-back, the Brooklyn Nets were unable to end their recent losing skid, falling to the Phoenix Suns 108-84. Without Cam Johnson, Ben Simmons or D'Angelo Russell, Jordi Fernandez's crew struggled mightily on the offensive end.