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Nets Over Thunder – Injured Teams Make Easy Opponents
Losing 111-86 to the Brooklyn Nets, this is how bad the Oklahoma City Thunder were imagined they’d be without Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. Reggie Jackson was back, but that only seemed to make things worse, while Brook Lopez made his return to lead his team on their home debut.
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Brooklyn Nets – This Season Will be More Depressing Than Before
The most expensive team in the history of the NBA when you count in luxury tax, and the Brooklyn Nets are slowly decaying. Maybe it’s just a phase, but it seems like more of a slippery slope to irrelevance, without putting on the kind of basketball shows that make people feel happy that they’re watching.
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Brooklyn Nets – The Window of Opportunity Just Closed
Like every other old team getting knocked out of the playoffs, there are plenty of questions regarding the future of the Brooklyn Nets. If the combination of Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Paul Pierce wasn’t even close to enough now, it’s hard to believe that the near future considering their cap situation is going to be filled with more deep runs in the playoffs and contending for the NBA title.
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Brooklyn Nets – Luck Has Nothing to do With It
Great shooting performances sometimes have more to do with luck than actual skill or great basketball, but the Brooklyn Nets dominated thanks to the 3-point shot by playing smart basketball and moving the ball quickly, resulting in a 104-90 win over the Miami Heat to claim their first victory in the conference semifinals thanks to some great shooting from Joe Johnson and despite a good game from LeBron James.
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11 Best Memes of How Bad the Brooklyn Nets Are
Every playoff round has one team that gets turned into a target of memes and jokes. The Brooklyn Nets swept the Miami Heat in the regular season. In the playoffs? Losing twice, looking terrible while both Deron Williams and Kevin Garnett have had 0 points games, which obviously draws Roy Hibbert comparisons.
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Miami Heat – Slow Start Doesn’t Get in the Way
Whatever it was that worked so well for the Brooklyn Nets in the regular season when they faced the Miami Heat doesn’t seem to be helping anymore. After a rough first quarter in terms of shooting both LeBron James and the rest of his teammates regrouped and focused, taking control of the game en route to a 94-82 win and taking a 2-0 lead in the conference semifinals.
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Brooklyn Nets – One More Last Chance
An old team that knows it’s now or never for them in terms of window of opportunity came out like everything was riding on game 6, as the Toronto Raptors were overwhelmed by the fast and aggressive start from the Brooklyn Nets, winning 97-83 thanks to a big night from Deron Williams, giving us yet another game seven in these remarkable playoffs.
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Brooklyn Nets – Free Throws Make All the Difference
After the game some Toronto Raptors players tried to make it seem like the Brooklyn Nets won thanks bad calls from the officials, but the visitors had their chances – they simply blew them, helping the Nets come away with the 102-98 win, taking a 2-1 lead in series.
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Brooklyn Nets – Experience, Defense & Intelligence on Display
Despite the incredible atmosphere and support, the Toronto Raptors couldn’t get enough minutes of good basketball, while the Brooklyn Nets kept their composure throughout the whole ordeal, getting most of their offense from Deron Williams and Joe Johnson who played to their strengths and made the most of the defensive mismatches in a 94-87 to claim a game 1 win and steal home court advantage.
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Brooklyn Nets – Lucky That NBA Referees Suck
Regardless of the clear foul Mason Plumlee should have been called for as he “blocked” LeBron James on the final play of the game, the Brookly Nets are a very big problem for the Miami Heat, proving it once more by sweeping the season series with a 88-87 win.