Games played, 2 and 6
| Date | Game | Result | The line that mattered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 21 | Charlotte Hornets, Barclays Center, opening night | L, 103 to 110 | MPJ opened his season with 26 points, 5 threes, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Brown Jr. debuted off the bench: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists in 19:48, with an and one first bucket. Sharpe started at center: 8 points on 4 of 5, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks. |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at Cleveland Cavaliers, Rocket Arena | L | Cleveland’s home opener, and the Cavs had won all three meetings last season. Sharpe against Mobley and Allen on the glass was the fight to watch going in. Full postgame report is on X. |
| Sun, Oct 25 | Indiana Pacers, Barclays Center | L, 109 to 136 | Second night of a back to back, and it showed. Nolan Traoré led the Nets with 17 off the bench, the rookie guard’s first real flash of the season. |
| Tue, Oct 27 | at Boston Celtics, TD Garden | L, 124 to 125, OT | The one that got away. MPJ put up 27 and 12. Brown Jr. had 17, 5 and 5, including the game tying three with one second left in regulation to force overtime. Boston escaped in the extra period. |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Detroit Pistons, Barclays Center, NBA Cup | L, 94 to 110 | Detroit came in 4 and 1 and top of the East, and Brooklyn handed them 24 turnovers. MPJ had 13 and 7, Brown Jr. 10 with 4 assists, on a cold night that was never really in reach. |
| Sun, Nov 1 | at Indiana Pacers | W, 98 to 90 | The first win. MPJ 23 and 9. Sharpe owned the glass: 15 points and 13 rebounds, his best game of the season. Traoré added 16 with a big second half. |
| Mon, Nov 2 | at New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden | L | The crosstown game, second night of a back to back, on the biggest regular season stage this account gets. Full postgame report is on X. |
| Wed, Nov 4 | Charlotte Hornets, Barclays Center | W, 114 to 104 | The best win of the season so far, and payback for opening night, same opponent, flipped result. The team came into Atlanta rested off this one. |
Record progression, verified game by game: 0 and 1, 0 and 2, 0 and 3, 0 and 4, 0 and 5, then the first win at Indiana, 1 and 6 after the Garden, and 2 and 6 after Charlotte. Where a final score is not shown, the result is taken from that verified record progression and the full postgame report lives on X.