Brooklyn Nets 43-point loss to Chicago Bulls. Feb 24, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams (44) drives to the basket against Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

The Brooklyn Nets are at a far different point than they were before the start of the year after trading star players Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving before the deadline. This was evident by an extremely pathetic performance on Friday night against the Chicago Bulls.

While struggles were obviously expected with their huge losses, Friday’s performance may indicate that the Nets may fall out of the playoff picture altogether.

The game was pretty much over by the first half for Brooklyn in a truly embarrassing effort on the offensive side of the ball. They went into halftime trailing Chicago 63-29, which marked one of the worst offensive performances at the half in recent memory for the Nets organization.

The broadcast at halftime from YES Network detailed that this marks the first time since 2012 that the Nets have scored less than 30 points in the first half.

Things didn’t get much better for the Nets in the second half. While they did pick things up offensively, they ultimately lost in a 44-point beatdown in a game that wasn’t competitive from the start.

The NBA world certainly took notice of this game and ripped Brooklyn for this awful performance.

This first-half performance for Brooklyn ties the season low in the NBA this season in a half. Ironically, they were on the other side of that game back in November against the Washington Wizards.

Blowout losses have been a troubling trend for the Nets as of late. This is actually the second time in February that they have lost by more than 40 points, losing by 43 to the Boston Celtics.

The Nets currently have the fifth-best record in the Eastern Conference, but this loss may be a sign of things to come for the remainder of the season in Brooklyn.

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About Reice Shipley

Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.