The Nets were outrebounded 46-35 and it hurt them last night in L.A. Marshon Brooks led the way for the Nets last night with 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. Mehmet Okur (15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists), Kris Humphries (14 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist) and Deron Williams (14 points, 6 assists and 1 steal on 5 of 14 shooting from the floor) also pitched in for the Nets in this game. Johan Petro pitched in with 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal in 16 minutes on the floor. The Nets are now 3-11 on the year.

The Nets couldn’t keep up with the Jazz in Salt Lake City last night. Kris Humphries led the way for the Nets last night with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Deron Williams only shot 3 of 15 from the floor in his return to Utah as he finished up with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. Jordan Farmar (13 points and 4 assists in 23 minutes), Anthony Morrow (12 points, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot), Marshon Brooks (11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals) and Sundiata Gaines (11 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal in 12 minutes) also pitched in for the Nets. The Nets are now 3-10 on the year.

The Nets shot 50% from the floor last night and it helped them get a nice road win in Phoenix. Deron Williams led the way for the Nets in this game with 35 points, 2 rebounds and 14 assists. Marshon Brooks (20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Anthony Morrow (16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) also had very solid games last night for the Nets. Kris Humphries (15 points, 6 rebounds and 1 steal), Mehmet Okur (11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Jordan Farmar (10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in 19 minutes) also pitched in for the Nets last night. The Nets are now 3-9 on the year.

The Nets played well offensively last night as they shot 51.8% from the floor, but, they didn’t play any D as the Nuggets shot 59.5% from the floor and they were outrebounded 37-29 by the Nuggets. Jordan Farmar led the way for the Nets off the bench last night as he finished up with 26 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in only 23 minutes on the floor. Anthony Morrow (23 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals), Deron Williams (16 points, 2 rebounds, 13 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Kris Humphries (12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots) also had solid games for the Nets last night. Sundiata Gaines (11 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal) and Marshon Brooks (10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists) also pitched in for the Nets in this game. The Nets are now 2-9 on the season.

The Nets are off to a awful start to the 2011-12 season, but they can’t blame that on 22-year old shooting guard Marshon Brooks. Brooks has played in 9 games (2 starts) for the Nets so far this year and he is averaging 25.3 minutes, 14.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.0 steal per game. He is also shooting the ball well from long range as he has hit 11 of 27 (40.7%) of his three point shots so far this year. Brooks is already close to pushing Anthony Morrow out of the starting lineup. 21-year old power forward Jordan Williams has not had much of a chance to play so far this year. He has played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Nets so far this year and he is averaging 7.0 minutes, 1.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. 22-year old power forward Dennis Horner has only played in 5 games (0 starts) so far this year for the Nets and he is averaging 3.2 minutes, 0.8 points and 0.6 rebounds per game.