Lichtenstein: Nets Pay Big Price Defensively When Going Small
Wasn't Brook Lopez supposed to be the Nets' weak link defensively? It turns out that Brooklyn can be just as generous with the seven-footer center on the sidelines.
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Wasn't Brook Lopez supposed to be the Nets' weak link defensively? It turns out that Brooklyn can be just as generous with the seven-footer center on the sidelines.
Mark Jackson looked around Barclays Center and saw friends, family and familiar faces from a lifetime of New York basketball. What he saw on the court was pretty special, too.
Nets forward Gerald Wallace has been fined $5,000 by the NBA for flopping, joining teammate Reggie Evans as the only repeat offenders under the league's new penalty system.
While the Nets have become one of the NBA's darlings during their month-long housewarming party in their new Brooklyn abode, I could sense that there was still another keg to be tapped -- courtesy Deron Williams.
Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder looked spectacular most of the night even when the ball didn't go in. The blowout didn't last, but their winning streak did.
Well, after nine games in 14 days, which included three sets of three-games-in-four nights, you can put me in the camp of those who believe that the Nets are an Eastern Conference title contender right now.
The Nets were 10 for 31 from the field in the second half and lost to Miami for the 12th straight time.
Joe Johnson had 22 points and the Brooklyn Nets earned their fifth straight victory, holding off the Orlando Magic 98-86 on Friday night.
The game hasn't passed Jerry Stackhouse by just yet. The Nets' swingman played key roles off the bench in consecutive statement victories.
Even after the brawl, there was little that the Celtics could do about it anyway, thanks to all the weapons remaining in the Nets' arsenal. It wasn't a fair fight.
Joe Johnson scored 18 points, Andray Blatche had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 95-83 on Wednesday night after Rajon Rondo was ejected following a fight.
The Knicks aren't even the best team in NYC. That handle belongs to a squad in Brooklyn.
The Knicks' hot start on the court is paying dividends for the franchise's merchandise sector. The league released its latest sales-rankings list on Wednesday, with the Knicks leading the team-sales category for the first time since December 2004.
The Nets struck the first blow. It was great to watch. It was hard fought, gritty, emotional, physical and sometimes ugly basketball. It was New York basketball.
Deron Williams is playing through pain and making the Nets click.
