Brooklyn suffered its fifth consecutive loss, falling 123-114 at home to Dallas in one of Deni Avdija’s more lackluster performances this NBA season. The Israeli center finished with 4 points—1 for 3 from the field, 1 for 3 from three-point range and 1 for 2 from the free-throw line—3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers and a plus-minus of minus-10. He played 14 minutes, the fewest on the Nets.