The Nets were ahead 24-21 after onequarter and led most of the second, but the Hawks took a 51-49 lead into halftime after DeShawn Stevenson made a desperation 3-pointer as the shot clock was set to expire with 9.8 seconds remaining before the break.
One factor, he says, could be slowing production ahead of what he expects will be a September quarter launch of the iPhone 5S. But he adds that he thinks the effect from pending launches is minor, and that most of the slowing production reflects softening demand.