Dallas native Julius Randle goes quiet for Nets in…
DALLAS — Usually Julius Randle feasts on home cooking. But Sunday the Dallas native’s return to Big D couldn’t have gone a lot worse.
The Nets took a 130-93 beating at the arms of the Mavericks on the tail end of a back-to-back.
Though Randle had averaged 23.5 factors, 9 rebounds and 4.8 assists in his journeys back right here, the veteran ahead struggled with just 13 factors, 4 boards, three turnovers and completed a wretched minus-33.
Brooklyn Nets ahead Julius Randle (30) drives against Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (proper) during an NBA recreation in Dallas, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. AP Photo/LM Otero
“You look at the stat line and it’s 50 percent from the field. The turnovers sometimes, especially the bad ones in transition, and those are the tough ones,” Jordi Fernández said. “But even though it says 4 assists, I feel he created potential assists. It was like a lot of them. And that’s the best way we wish to play with transferring the ball, touching the paint, spraying it for 3.
“So I was happy with the approach. It’s just like we didn’t see the ball going enough times. And then we didn’t defend well at all. So you combine those two things and that’s what happened. You lose by a big margin.”
The Nets had been short-handed in the backcourt, lacking both Egor Dëmin and Mikel Brown Jr.
Dëmin sat out a sixth straight recreation, after which the Nets will reevaluate the younger guard’s leg injury. The Nets are slated to follow Tuesday in Dallas before taking part in Wednesday in New Orleans.
Dëmin suffered a proper leg bone bruise in an Oct. 27 additional time loss at Boston. Two days later, the Nets announced he’d be reevaluated after one week.
Meanwhile, Brown still has not been cleared to play in back-to-back video games.
After middle Day’Ron Sharpe entered Sunday’s recreation with 21 assists in his last two video games — including a Nets middle document 13 during a triple-double Saturday night time in Atlanta — he added six more against the Mavericks.
Day’ron Sharpe #20 of the Brooklyn Nets takes a move as Caleb Martin #16 of the Dallas Mavericks defends in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 8, 2026. Getty Images
“Yeah, I mean, he’s been unbelievable. [Saturday] a triple-double. I was proud of him, and impressed,” Fernández said. “I’m very, very glad with him, as onerous as he performs. And he’s about the precise issues. And he has the precise intentions.
“So we’re going to continue to grow and grow with him. And like you said, he was very efficient playmaking for his teammates.”
Nolan Traore completed with 14 factors, his fifth straight in double figures.
Danny Wolf added 10 factors and three rebounds, getting another start in the backcourt.
Noah Clowney fouled out in just 7:47, placing the Nets in a bind.
“Yeah, that’s something that he’s got to figure out. He put us on the bonus right away in one minute, and that’s tough,” Fernández said. “I think that it comes from a good place, because I know he is an extremely competitive guy. But then doing the war on your own, it’s just tough at times.”
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