Since they traded Dennis Schroder to the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 15, the Brooklyn Nets have been amid a bit of a transitional period. Countless guys have missed time due to injury, forcing Jordi Fernandez's squad to rely on the "next man up" mentality.

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:

Victor Wembanyama scored 11 of his 19 points in the third quarter as the San Antonio Spurs recovered from a difficult opening quarter and earned a 96-87 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday in New York.

Victor Wembanyama had 19 points, seven rebounds and six blocks, Jeremy Sochan had 12 points and 14 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-87 on Friday night. Julian Champagnie scored 18 points,

Victor Wembanyama had 19 points, seven rebounds and six blocks, Jeremy Sochan had 12 points and 14 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-87 on Friday night.