The Brooklyn Nets have been the NBA's worst team to start the season, and a historically bad defense has been at the center of their struggles. Through four games, the Nets have allowed 522 points (130.5 per game), the most in franchise history.

Brooklyn's 131.2 defensive rating ranks last in the NBA, 7.5 points below the 29th-ranked Phoenix Suns. The rebuilding squad has allowed opponents to shoot 53.7 percent from the field and 46.0 percent from three, ranking dead last in both categories.

Following Monday's 137-109 loss to the Houston Rockets, during which his team allowed 42 first-quarter points, head coach Jordi Fernandez was asked about the root of the Nets' defensive struggles.

“The energy that we've had at times, I need consistency and urgency. That's something that we cannot

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