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Rondo Gets Two-Game Suspension
There’s a reason why many NBA executives hesitate when they’re asked if Rajon Rondo is the point guard they’d trust holding their franchise in his hands. It’s not about his ability to slash, drive and...
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Nets Happy To Have Lopez Back
HANGTIME SOUTHWEST – Did the Brooklyn Nets’ performances during Brook Lopez‘s seven-game injury absence classify him as their most irreplaceable player? Perhaps. And not for the reason you’re probably...
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Johnson: ‘Supreme Confidence’ In Deron Williams
HANGTIME SOUTHWEST – Seems a wee bit early into a five-year, $98 million contract for Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams to clip current coach Avery Johnson and pine for the one he provoked into...
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No Easy Answers For Brooklyn Malaise
NEW YORK – December has not been kind to the Brooklyn Nets. When the month started, the Nets were 11-4, they ranked 11th in defensive efficiency and Avery Johnson was named the Eastern Conference...
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Nets Fire Avery Johnson
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY – On Dec. 3, Avery Johnson was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month. On Dec. 27, Johnson was fired as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. In 24 days, everything fell apart for...
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Nets Look To Williams To Push The Pace
BROOKLYN – It’s hard to take much out of 48 minutes against a team that has now lost 17 straight games, so no grand conclusions will be drawn from the Brooklyn Nets’ 97-81 victory over the Charlotte...
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Morning Shootaround — Jan. 31
Missed a game last night? Wondering what the latest news around the NBA is this morning? The Morning Shootaround is here to try to meet those needs and keep you up on what’s happened around the league...
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Heat Often Put Themselves On Cruise Control … Just Not Against Brooklyn
. BROOKLYN – Poor Nets. They played the Miami Heat three times this season, and all three times, the defending champs were engaged, focused or motivated. Pick whichever of those three words you prefer...
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D-Will Stays Scorching, Hangs 31 Points On Cuban’s Mavericks
x DALLAS – Deron Williams swears he didn’t so much as wink at Mark Cuban seated baseline as the Brooklyn Nets point guard delivered a 31-point, six-assist wrecking ball to the Dallas Mavericks’...
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Have We Seen The Best Of The Nets?
a BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Nets gave one away on Thursday, blowing an early 16-point lead and falling to the very undermanned Chicago Bulls, 92-90. Ultimately, the loss may not mean anything, because...
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Brooklyn Peaks At Right Time, Based On Opener Vs. Bulls
. BROOKLYN – The last postseason game played in this borough, the guys from Brooklyn didn’t even score (Johnny Kucks and the New York Yankees shut out the Dodgers 9-0 in Game 7 of the 1956 World...
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No ‘D’ In Brooklyn But Nets Get It Done
CHICAGO – Halfcourt basketball is a staple of the NBA playoffs. But with so much talk about Brooklyn’s offense and Chicago’s defense in the Nets-Bulls first-round Eastern Conference series, some might...
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Nets Extend King, Who Has More Work To Do
BOSTON – The Brooklyn Nets announced Friday that they’ve signed general manager Billy King to a contract extension. NetsDaily reports that the deal is for three years. The timing is interesting, given...
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Nets Do It All Offensively To Stay Alive
a a BROOKLYN – When you score 110 points in a slow-paced playoff game against a top-five defense, you’re doing a lot of things right. And the Brooklyn Nets did a lot right in their 110-91 victory over...
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Disqualification Rule Turns Foul In Drama Of Playoffs Overtime
. CHICAGO – The last time the Brooklyn Nets and the Chicago Bulls stepped on the United Center court, amazing didn’t just happen, it took off its jacket and stayed a while. For 63 minutes, to be...
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Misfiring Offensively, Nets Turn To Defense, Force Game 7
a a CHICAGO – For 130 of the final 139 seconds of Game 6 Thursday at United Center, the Brooklyn Nets never could put the Chicago Bulls more than three points back in the rear-view mirror. There were...
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Nets Have Much On The Line In Game 7
BROOKLYN – After a brutal loss in Game 4 of their first-round series with the Chicago Bulls, the Brooklyn Nets have fought their way back and earned a Game 7 on their home floor on Saturday (8 p.m....
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Celtics-Nets Talking Trade … Celtics Already In Full-Blown Rebuilding Mode?
HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – That rebuilding process Doc Rivers was trying to avoid in Boston is apparently already in effect for the Celtics, who are reportedly exploring their trade options for Kevin...
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A Day Of Change In The Atlantic
g NEW YORK – The new Atlantic Division is going to take some getting used to. It’s just a couple of months removed from the Boston Celtics not winning the division for the first time in five years....
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Bad Is Good For The Celtics
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY – There’s an article in the Saturday’s Boston Globe that says “Celtics might not be that bad next season.” But being “not that bad” would be bad. Let’s put the emotional aspect...
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