On Friday night in Brooklyn, the San Antonio Spurs answered the bell with a gutsy 96-87 victory over the Nets, stabilizing their season and showing resilience after a rough stretch.

Starters Cam Johnson (hip contusion) and Ben Simmons (lower back maintenance) joined leading scorer Cam Thomas (hamstring) out of the Nets lineup.

However, the number of injuries are piling up and it showed in the second and third quarters as the Spurs won the middle 24 minutes by a 63-40 margin. With that being said, here are three Nets takeaways from Friday's loss to the Spurs: