Tuesday’s home loss to the Celtics was the latest example of Brooklyn’s struggles to finish games. The Nets matched Boston’s intensity for most of the night, trimming an 11-point third-quarter deficit to four entering the fourth. But they unraveled late, shooting just 26.7 percent in the final period with seven turnovers, and were outscored by 10 the rest of the way.

“I think the fourth-quarter execution and a lot of the things we did well throughout the game, we didn’t do it in the fourth,” head coach Jordi Fernández said. “A lot of times, it’s just hard in this league to have that level of intensity and focus. So, I believe we can keep doing those things and obviously playing against a team like [the Celtics] that has players who have been there with experience, with that talent lev

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