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The Brooklyn Nets versus the Boston Celtics may be the best first-round matchup in the NBA Playoffs this year and the first two games of this series in Boston have been pure chaos. Game 1 ended on a buzzer-beating layup by Jayson Tatum to win the game for the Celtics and in Game 2, the…
NEW YORK — With his defender’s eyes on Kevin Durant, the Brooklyn Nets’ Bruce Brown tried to sneak behind him. This kind of cut is often easy money for Brown and the Nets, but this time he caught the ball without a clear lane to the basket or an obvious assist opportunity. He patiently Nashed…
The Nets righted their listing ship down the stretch. But now comes the play-in tournament, more pressure-packed than the playoffs. “It’s great. Best time of year,” Steve Nash said. “Best time of year for sure.” Brooklyn’s Tuesday play-in tilt against the visiting Cavaliers (7 p.m. TNT) is essentially like a Game 6 of a seven-game…
Constant change in rotations due to injuries and health protocols have caused the Brooklyn Nets to be on the verge of missing the playoffs after being picked by many to win the NBA Finals in the preseason. While they have clinched a Play-In Tournament spot, the Nets are not guaranteed to make the playoffs and…
If you stopped a Brooklyn Nets play on offense from early 2021, you almost could’ve heard the record scratch as Bruce Brown became the NBA’s version of the “Yep, that’s me” meme. How did Brown, a 6-foot-4 guard who had started at point guard for the Detroit Pistons the previous season, end up screening for…
WINNIPEG — Sam Gagner was complimented for more than the two goals he scored in the Detroit Red Wings’ 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. WINNIPEG — Sam Gagner was complimented for more than the two goals he scored in the Detroit Red Wings’ 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Gagner,…
In an NBA season crowded with a surprising number of legitimate title contenders, it’s the Milwaukee Bucks who have the secret weapon: An utter and total lack of drama. No clear personality clashes. No more injury question marks hovering overhead. No bottled-up history of postseason futility and failure. No vaccine-or-not backstory. None of the behind-the-scenes…