Game 5 of the preaseason is in the books.
Here are some of my observations and takeaways from tonight’s game.
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Nets-Celtics, Preseason Game 4: What Did We Learn?
The fourth game of the Nets preseason is now over, with the Nets topping the Celtics 82-80.
Here are some takeaways from tonight’s game.
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Preseason Game 1: What Did We Learn?
The Nets first preseason game is complete: a overtime victory at the Verizon Center over the Washington Wizards. But while the result was nice, the more important thing to monitor tonight was the culture and identity the Nets are trying to develop. What type of playcaller is Coach Kidd? After a huge emphasis was placed on defense in training camp, how was the D? How did some new lineup combinations fare together? How are the Nets numerous positional battles shaping up? Here is my take.
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Nets-Pacers: Why the Nets Have What It Takes
The Nets have some fond memories of facing the Indiana Pacers last season, sweeping their season series 3-0. In their first matchup at the Barclays Center on January 13, the Nets ran their record to 8-1 under PJ Carlesimo in a game in which they struggled, but throttled the Pacers 28-11 in the fourth quarter to score a quality 97-86 victory. Then on February 11, the Nets beat the Pacers in Indiana, 89-84 in what was an extremely low scoring overtime game. The game was memorable because Tyshawn Taylor scored 12 points, ran the team extremely well, and played high quality defense, as Deron Williams sat out with an ankle injury with the Nets resting him before the all star break. Finally, on April 12, the Nets won 117-109 in Indiana once again behind an impressive 33 point, 14 assist performance from Williams.
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Can the Nets Beat the Heat?
Coming into the offseason, it would be fair to say that the Nets were the east’s 5th best team. With limited options due to being over the salary cap through 2016, Mikhail Prokhorov and Billy King brought the Nets a stroke of magic by trading for Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Jason Terry, and signing Andrei Kirilenko with the mini midlevel exception. The move shored up the Nets’ weaknesses defensively, dramatically improved the team’s three point shooting, and has given the team an attitude, a personality, that it did not have last season.
The Heat are the champs, but the Nets come into the 2013-2014 in stride with the Pacers, Bulls, and Knicks as teams with hopes to knock the champs off their perch. Over my next four articles, I will look into how the Nets match up with all four of their rivals. Today, I start with the Heat.
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