Why Game 4 Was Such a Bad Loss For the Nets...

Saturday's triple overtime thriller in Chicago was a game the Nets needed to have. Already down 2-1 in the series the Nets needed a win to tie the series and take back home court advantage for game 5. But they couldn't find a way to win the game and now they are on the verge of elimination. This was a bad loss all around for the Nets and I'm going to tell you why.

It wasn't just the fact that they let a 14 point lead slip away with three minutes to go in the 4th quarter. Sure that was bad, but that wasn't the reason it was a bad loss. It was part of it, but not the main reason. And it also wasn't the fact that they are now down 3-1 in the series. That isn't what made this such a bad loss either.

What really made this a bad loss was the fact that Nate Robinson who murdered them from the end of the 4th quarter on fouled out in the second overtime. And then Joakim Noah fouled out at the start of the third overtime. Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson remained in the game for the Nets. Your three best players couldn't get the job in the last overtime against a team without their two best weapons.

That is the reason this was such a bad loss. Because the guys your team paid big money to in the off season couldn't get it done when it mattered the most against a group of second string guys. Maybe it's coaching and maybe this Nets team isn't that good. But when you have your stars still in the game when the other team loses theirs, you can't let it slip away. You had their backs against the wall and you let them off the hook. And now you're on the verge of going home. When the Nets get sent packing tonight they will have no one to blame but themselves. This series is officially over.