Healthy Nets beat by injury-marred Mavericks…
For the second time in a week, the Nets truly had a clean injury report and their entire workforce.
Against the injury-riddled Mavericks.
And it didn’t matter.
The Nets misplaced 123-114 before a crowd of 16,510 at Barclays Center, and have been largely outclassed from start to end.
Brooklyn coughed up 58.5 p.c taking pictures, let Marvin Bagley III rating 22 factors off the bench and acquired thumped by a workforce lacking Cooper Flagg and ex-Net Kyrie Irving.
Marvin Bagley, who scored a team-high 22 factors off the bench, goes up for a layup during the Nets’ 123-114 loss to the Mavericks on Feb. 24, 2026 at Barclays Center. NBAE via Getty Images
The Nets (15-42) stored tempo in third place in the lottery standings.
They stayed a sport behind second-place Indiana, and moved a half-game forward of New Orleans (16-42), whose choose is owed to Atlanta.
They’re a sport forward of fifth-place Washington, which misplaced on Tuesday.
Day’Ron Sharpe, who scored seven factors off the bench, slams home a dunk during the Nets’ loss to the Maverick on Feb. 24, 2026 at Barclays Center. Robert Sabo for New York Post
Michael Porter Jr. had a game-high 26 factors on 9-of-16 taking pictures, displaying indicators of breaking out of his prolonged droop.
He’d come in averaging 17.8 factors on 37.9 p.c taking pictures, and had been just 8-for-49 — or 16.3 p.c — from deep in his last half-dozen video games. But he didn’t grab a single rebound.
Noah Clowney added 22 factors on 4-of-5 taking pictures from deep. It was his eighth 20-point sport, after having just 4 coming into the season. But Brooklyn’s sievelike protection ensured that it went to waste.
Brooklyn trailed by as a lot as 15, after Bagley drilled a 3-pointer to give Dallas a 59-44 lead with 5:44 left in the first half.
The Nets still trailed 104-96 with 9 minutes to play before Terance Mann (17 factors off the bench) sandwiched 3-pointers around Clowney’s block of Bagley.
His second longball pulled Brooklyn within a deuce with 7:42 remaining.
Brooklyn Nets Ochai Agbaji places up a shot as Daniel Gafford of the Dallas Mavericks blocks during the second half on February 24, 2026 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Robert Sabo for NY Post
But when Klay Thompson splashed a 30-footer, it killed the Nets’ momentum.
And Brandon Williams’ powerful 3-pointer over the outstretched arms of Nic Claxton proved a dagger, making it 113-106. The Nets never recovered.
Dallas’ PJ Washington limped off the court with 1:11 to play.
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