The Brooklyn Nets are struggling in many aspects, and Wednesday’s game exposed those flaws front and center. 

Brooklyn’s lack of defense, struggles at the free-throw line and propensity to commit turnovers has been a common trend through the team’s first four games, with a 1-3 record to show for it. 

After a competitive first half against a winless Pacer team, the Nets collapsed in the second and saw their three-point halftime lead disappear. At one point, Indiana led by 16 points in the second half, and by the fourth quarter the Nets all but ceded the game to Indiana.

The Pacers answered each Net basket with one of their own, stymying any comeback attempt.

A telling stat of the night is Brooklyn’s 13-rebound advantage over Indiana. However, the Nets turned the ball over a total of 19 times, which were often unforced and led to easy baskets for the Pacers. The Barclays Center crowd received at least five errant Brooklyn passes. 

Overall, it was an embarrassing effort for Brooklyn in front of the home crowd.

Over the first three games, Kyrie Irving’s heroic performances somewhat masked Brooklyn’s struggles, but on Wednesday, there was nothing anyone could do to save the team.

Late in the first quarter, Myles Turner went down with an ankle injury that kept him out the rest of the game. The Nets — notably Irving, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Caris LeVert — took advantage of Turner’s absence by attacking the paint. But Domantas Sabonis proved just as dominant a force in halting Brooklyn’s interior offense.

On the defensive end, Sabonis was no match for Brooklyn’s efforts, putting up 29 points. By the end of the night, four Pacers recorded 20+ points — T.J. Warren, Jeremy Lamb, Malcolm Brogdon and Sabonis combined for 95 of Indiana’s 118 points.

Brooklyn ended up shooting under 45 percent from the field and under 62 percent from the free-throw line.

If the Nets want to win, they cannot leave ten points at the line. Missed free throws played a major part of Brooklyn’s other two losses this season as well. This is a concern Brooklyn’s coaching staff needs to address soon.

One nugget that came out of the game was coach Kenny Atkinson attempting and winning his first challenge. The disputed call was on whether or not Taurean Prince was set before taking what would later was deemed a charge.

Entering the game, the buzz around Brooklyn was all things Irving. On Tuesday, ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan wrote an article outlining Irving’s troubling temperament. She briefly touches on his “infamous mood swings” that recently made some Nets officials concerned.

Despite the team’s horrendous performance, Irving displayed no signs of animosity towards his teammates or coaches. He attempted to lead the Nets to victory, but no one could save Brooklyn Wednesday night.

On Friday, the Nets will face their toughest opponent yet in the Houston Rockets, and at 1-3, the Nets need to start the month of November anew.

Beating the Rockets would be a great place to start.