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Celtics vs Nets – Not So Bad When Everyone Are Playing
Maybe it was the fact that they were facing the Boston Celtics, a team that like it or not will be forever connected to this edition of the Brooklyn Nets as long as Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are on this team. Both of them weren’t very special in a rare win for the Nets, but the ability of Brook Lopez and Deron Williams, the two most important players on this team, was enough to have Jason Kidd and the rest of this weird team built with a huge and expensive payroll to smile for once.
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NBA Season Preview: Best Point Guards
After too many months of waiting for the 2013-2014 NBA Season to begin, it’s almost here, which means it’s time for some best-by-position previews, beginning with the point guards, which include the usual suspects of Chris Paul, Tony Parker and Deron Williams, while the return of Derrick Rose and the rise of Stephen Curry messes quite a bit with the order.
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Brooklyn Nets – Kevin Garnett & Paul Pierce Don’t Make Them Contenders
The Brooklyn Nets aren’t necessarily a better team with the arrival of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, unless they can find a way to handle the issues of age and lack of depth. Without having a way to fix those glaring problems, their second summer of acquiring big contracts of veteran players will amount to not much more than a postseason appearance.
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Nets – Bulls Series: Without Kirk Hinrich, There’s No Chance
Kirk Hinrich might not be as explosive as Nate Robinson, but he’s a much better defender when it comes to limiting Deron Williams, and has a notion or two on how to run an offense instead of simply improvising and hoping for the best. The Brooklyn Nets have now won in Chicago, forcing the Bulls to travel back to New York and play in a game 7, hoping that Hinrich will be healthy by that time.
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Brooklyn Nets – Brook Lopez Keeps the Season Alive
Unlike the rest of his teammates, Brook Lopez has been a symbol of offensive consistency for the Brooklyn Nets, looking better and more dangerous with each game that passes in the first round series. His best game so far kept his team in the playoffs, although they’ll need more than just him to make it into the semifinals.
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Brooklyn Nets – Deron Williams & Brook Lopez Party in the Paint
One of the interesting things about Deron Williams this season is his points per game improvement graph, scoring more and more each month. That didn’t stop in the opening game for the Brooklyn Nets in the playoffs, leading his team, along with Brook Lopez who had too little resistance from the overwhelmed Chicago Bulls under the basket, beginning the franchise’s new postseason history in a perfect way.
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Brooklyn Nets – What Joe Johnson Is Paid to Do
It’s hard living with the expectations of a huge salary when your ability can’t match the expensive contract. Once in a while, Joe Johnson shows he still has what it takes to be a prime time player, leading the Brooklyn Nets with some clutch shooting in the fourth to beat the New York Knicks.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – So Bad Kevin Durant Gets Ejected
Sometimes great numbers don’t mean a thing. Both Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant had great nights for the Oklahoma City Thunder. What you don’t play defense, it doesn’t really matter.
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Brooklyn Nets – Head Coaches to Replace Avery Johnson
The question whether Deron Williams with his disappointing play or with his venomous interviews is responsible for Avery Johnson getting fired before the end of December isn’t relevant. The man who comes to replace Johnson as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets is the important thing in this whole drama.
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Boston Celtics – Rajon Rondo Gets His Revenge
Two teams struggling before the day began, but the Boston Celtics left feeling their on the right path while the Brooklyn Nets continue to seek for answers on where it went wrong. Rajon Rondo, who got ejected in the previous game between the two, got his revenge with more than a win, but also leading his team to the victory.