Nets remain winless as inspired late rally falls short in loss to Hawks

Jordi Fernández demanded effort from his Nets after they embarrassed themselves through the first four losses of the season.

He got hustle. He got energy. What he didn’t get was victory.

The Nets erased a double-digit deficit in the closing minutes and had a chance to tie before falling 117-112 to the Hawks at Barclays Center on Wednesday night.

Nic Claxton had his best game of the season with 18 points and a dozen rebounds, but missed a pair of late looks. In the end, the Nets stayed winless as they fell to 0-5.

Brooklyn trailed 113-103 with 4:12 left after a Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pointer before it made a final rally.

Forward Michael Porter Jr. (game-high 32 points) sank a pair of free throws to pull the Nets to within 115-112 with 1:28 remaining. The Nets had a last chance, but