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Stephen Curry is out the next few weeks with a left shoulder injury. Andre Iguodala is out with a left hip injury. Andrew Wiggins is out with a right adductor strain. This is the second night of a back-to-back, so Klay Thompson is out. Donte Divincenzo and JaMychal Green both sat out last night with non-COVID illnesses.
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The Nets have rebounded from the ashes of a coaching change and an Irving-fueled controversy to climb to fourth in the East, winning 11 of 12 with a current seven-game streak, the longest in the league. This season, 18 of Brooklyn’s 41 home games will be played on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. The Nets will also host five afternoon contests, including a 3 p.m. Game versus Philadelphia on Martin Luther King Jr.
Before getting too far into the findings, it’s worth noting that there isn’t too much disparity between teams’ strength of schedule in the NBA. Over 82 games, all the teams play each other and things tend to even out. Orlando should be stockpiling picks, even if it is second-rounders — the Lakers have the Bulls’ second-rounder this year, which suddenly looks a lot more promising.
Big Test: How Nets Are Approaching A Strenuous Stretch Ahead
For Durant, the game has been his obsession and his refuge. Much of his gripe with the media has been about basketball being minimized in favor of other controversies. The Irving drama, the Simmons saga and the situation surrounding Nash seemed to linger on through the summer and into the early portions of the season. The feeling that this team was an unlikable bunch seemed to be validated.
Minnesota would like to get Karl-Anthony Towns back as its Christmas present, but the team is now 6-4 with a +1.4 net rating since he went out. They’ve picked up a couple of wins this past week without KAT or Rudy Gobert, but the real question is what happens when both of them are back? Minnesota has just not looked comfortable with them playing in a two-big lineup, but the front office has gone all-in on that so it will be up to Chris Finch and the players to find a way to make it work. What the Heat need for Christmas is some depth, ideally a playmaker at the four but they will take either part of that equation at this point.
Nets shoot for fifth straight win in Toronto
All the Grizzlies want for Christmas is to get their second-best player back — Desmond Bane. He has been out with a toe injury since mid-November but is reportedly getting close to returning and giving Memphis an All-Star level second scoring option (he averaged 24.7 points a night in the dozen games he played before his injury). The spark of confidence is a byproduct of the recent stretch packed with winning and the smaller wins on the hardwood. The players are confident in the molding of chemistry and cohesion between one another, especially on the defensive end of the floor. The mood around the Nets, who sits in the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference standings through 31 games played, is an exciting one. Warren explained how the team is ready to take on the tough stretch and the tough shots ahead.
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NBA freelance writer Jared Dubin did some great analysis breaking down each team’s strength of schedule based on current Vegas over/under win projections. On Sunday, Durant scored 26 in the third quarter — including a furious run of 20 points in a three-minute span to pull the Nets from down 17 to striking distance. On a given night, he still rivals Giannis Antetokounmpo and Stephen Curry and anyone else as the best player in the game.
The last two weeks have included a favorable schedule that included a season-long seven-game homestand and a handful of matchups against bottom-tier opponents. Sure, Brooklyn took care of business and has won 10 of their last 11 games , but a big test can change all. Overall, the Nets will have hot and cold stretches of the season. When evaluating the team, it’s important to not only take wins and losses into account, but also consider the quality of competition.
He’s one of the big red flags in what’s so far been an underwhelming 2020 Draft class. His future will determine a lot of what the Warriors try to do going forward. The Brooklyn Nets finished the regular season with a point differential of -41.
He looked rusty and now his minutes and movement are limited, but his shooting and ball movement will give Mike Budenholzer more options during the playoffs. That will change on Christmas, expect a heavy dose of them against the Celtics. It’s the second leg of a back-to-back and there was no travel involved for the Warriors. At the same time, this is the last night of a season long six game road trip, injuries have piled up during this trip, and the team is already pretty lousy away from home. Steve Kerr used his entire rotation last night, and he’ll have to do it again to nurse his guys through this contest. For the Nets, they can’t afford to let their guard down and assume the Warriors will roll over.
It is a little heavier in New York, which Durant knew before picking the Nets in the summer of 2019. Irving has always been a lightning rod for criticism because he seems to invite and incite it, at times. DETROIT — There’s only silence around the Brooklyn Nets after they’re eliminated from the playoffs, or if the New York Knicks are a bigger mess — or the time before a trade demand. The Warriors (15-16) had a breakout performance of their own Sunday night in Toronto, but it wasn’t from reigning Finals MVP Curry, who missed his second straight contest with a left-shoulder injury.
Starting on Friday, Los Angeles has 7-of-8 on the road. As mentioned before, the long exam begins with Golden State on Wednesday night. The Warriors will come to Barclays Center for the second game of a New York back-to-back.
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On September 10, the Nets announced a venue change from Nassau Coliseum to Barclays Center for the October 18 game against the Toronto Raptors. The Nets made the playoffs for a second consecutive season and faced the Toronto Raptors in the First Round, where they were swept in four games. Brooklyn Nets games will be broadcast regionally on the YES Network for the 18th consecutive season and on WFAN for the 16th consecutive season. The Nets will be featured on national television 20 times this season, with six games on ESPN, six contests on TNT and eight games on NBA TV. After hosting Golden State, the Nets will welcome Milwaukee to Brooklyn on Friday night. Irving hit 13-of-23 shots against the Pistons, marking the fourth time in the last five games he has broken the 30-point barrier.
As the Nets have stacked up wins, there have been discussions about them not beating the very best teams. There may be something to that, but not that much. You can only play who’s in front of you, and the Nets have been handling business like they’re supposed to. The next few games against the Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, and Cleveland Cavaliers will be a great test of their recent improvements, and a good showing will give the fans even more optimism as we head in to 2023.
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