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Nets finally look like the team we were supposed to see all season
BOSTON — When Kenny Atkinson took over the Nets, he envisioned Jeremy Lin directing the offense and the team winning with defense. For two-thirds of the season, Atkinson got neither....
Nets give fans something to cheer about in home finale
The Nets, bound to finish in NBA cellar, have insisted they are improving and vowed next year will be better. But words are cheap. Their fight to the finish —...
Brook Lopez about to set Nets scoring record, to No. 1's delight
As the Nets march toward the end of the season, Brook Lopez is marching toward franchise history — and toward Buck Williams. One of the bright spots in a last-place...
Nets doing a good job of trying to ruin Hawks' year
Tragically bad for the first half of the season, the Nets have been solid during the second. After mustering just a single win in January and February combined, they’ve played...
Brook Lopez can be so money sometimes
Brook Lopez gave the Nets a dominant performance on his birthday. They gave him a sound team win, thanks to Trevor Booker and the bench. After looking complacent in losses...
Nets' Sean Kilpatrick solid off the bench in return from injury
Sean Kilpatrick made his return to the court after missing seven games with an injured hamstring, the first games he had missed due to injury as a Net. “I felt...
'We didn't have it': Nets’ closing-strong goal hits a snag
The Nets are likely to finish the season with the worst record in the NBA, but they’ve talked about closing out strong. Tuesday’s 106-101 loss to the 76ers won’t help....
This is the Jeremy Lin the Nets have waited for all year
ATLANTA — The Nets have struggled to protect any lead, especially on the road, while compiling the NBA's worst record. This time, Brook Lopez, Jeremy Lin and the Nets answered...
Nets win 2nd straight: You won't believe last time they did that
Nearly a year had passed since anyone had witnessed it. There were times odds indicated fans would be more likely to see Bigfoot cavorting with the Loch Ness monster than...
Brook Lopez's clutch buzzer-beater saves Nets from collapse
The Nets had blown a double-digit fourth-quarter lead and were staring at overtime — and yet another collapse. But Brook Lopez took the inbounds, took one dribble, and took a...
Nets couldn't do anything to stop Mavericks after Jeremy Lin left
The Nets lost point guard Jeremy Lin. Then they dug themselves into a deep hole. And even after fighting all the way back, they couldn’t get the stops they needed...
The partnership Nets built this year on is finally coming together
When the Nets signed Jeremy Lin to play alongside Brook Lopez, they committed to making Brook-Lin their foundation. The bad news is Lin’s hamstring woes and extended absences have left...
Nets' luck fails in final moments in tough loss to Celtics
The Nets’ offense was uglier than a St. Patrick’s Day bender gone bad. Their defense couldn’t buy a crunch-time stop against Jae Crowder. And when it was over — after...
Knicks look like tanking team after another ugly loss to Nets
You can’t stop the Brooklyn Nets. You can only try to contain them. The Knicks’ tanking moved into high gear Thursday when they dropped their second game in five days...
How Nets' green light sparked a Brook Lopez revolution
Two years ago at the trade deadline, the expected Brook Lopez rumors swirled. The Nets dealt Kevin Garnett to Minnesota and were on the verge of shipping Lopez to Oklahoma...
A lot of people brave snow to see Russell Westbrook destroy Nets
The past couple of weeks showed why Jeremy Lin might be the Nets’ Most Valuable Player. Tuesday showed why Russell Westbrook might be the NBA’s. The Nets’ play has improved...
Nets celebrate Biggie Night and Hypnotize with Juicy win
The Nets came up big on Biggie Night. Brooklyn honored one of the borough’s favored sons, and Billboard’s greatest rapper of all time, when the Nets celebrated the late Notorious...
Nets rub salt in Knicks' wounds in return home
The Nets snapped the third-longest home skid in NBA history Sunday. Of all the teams to do it against, they did it against the rival Knicks, and they did it...
Why the Nets aren't losing by so much anymore
When the Nets play host to the crosstown rival Knicks on Sunday at Barclays Center, it will be the first time the home crowd has seen them since Feb. 15....
How Nets were left absolutely defenseless by Trail Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. — CJ McCollum scored 31 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past the Brooklyn Nets 130-116 on Saturday night. Al-Farouq Aminu made five 3-pointers and finished with...