#Nets pick up statement win over defending champ Lakers

#Nets pick up statement win over defending champ Lakers

“#Nets pick up statement win over defending champ Lakers” If Thursday really was a potential NBA Finals preview, the Nets sure hope the real thing goes the same exact way. Brooklyn cruised to a 109-98 win over LeBron James and the defending champion Lakers in a nationally televised marquee matchup Thursday night at Staples Center….

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#When Kevin Durant will return to Nets still up in the air

#When Kevin Durant will return to Nets still up in the air

“#When Kevin Durant will return to Nets still up in the air” Brooklyn’s Big 3 was two-thirds of the way back. Newly minted All-Star starter Kyrie Irving returned to the Nets’ lineup Thursday to face LeBron James and the Lakers after missing the last game with lower-back tightness. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (right knee soreness) was also…

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#Nets-Lakers a potential NBA finals preview

#Nets-Lakers a potential NBA finals preview

“#Nets-Lakers a potential NBA finals preview” Listen, we already know one major element will be missing. Anthony Davis will be sitting on the Lakers’ bench in civvies Thursday night, waiting out a calf injury. We’ll find out soon enough if Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant will take part in the festivities, depending on whether they…

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#Nets playmaker James Harden making NBA MVP case

#Nets playmaker James Harden making NBA MVP case

“#Nets playmaker James Harden making NBA MVP case” These MVP-level performances are why the Nets went all-in to get James Harden. The tantalizing championship-level potential they’re starting to reach is why Harden forced his way to Brooklyn. It was on display Tuesday in Phoenix when — with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving out — Harden…

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#Kyrie Irving scratched from Nets lineup

#Kyrie Irving scratched from Nets lineup

“#Kyrie Irving scratched from Nets lineup” Brooklyn’s Big Three was down to a Big One, with Kyrie Irving joining Kevin Durant on the sidelines Tuesday in Phoenix. Irving was scratched before the 128-124 Nets win over the Suns with lower-back tightness. Nets coach Steve Nash said the issue cropped up during Monday’s win in Sacramento,…

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#Kyrie Irving returns to Nets lineup, but not over injury

#Kyrie Irving returns to Nets lineup, but not over injury

“#Kyrie Irving returns to Nets lineup, but not over injury” Kyrie Irving returned from his one-game absence wearing tape on his injured right index finger. He was effective — but hardly efficient and nowhere near pain-free. “It sucks, man,” Irving said of the injury after Tuesday’s 122-111 loss in Detroit. “Just shooting very well on…

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#Depleted Nets ripped by Eastern Conference-best 76ers

#Depleted Nets ripped by Eastern Conference-best 76ers

“#Depleted Nets ripped by Eastern Conference-best 76ers” The Nets had been unbeaten against the NBA’s other perceived contenders. That is until Saturday, when they got beaten and battered by Philadelphia. After a third-quarter collapse, the Nets’ undefeated mark against the league’s top teams went by the wayside in a 124-108 loss to the Eastern Conference-leading…

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#Ridiculously fun Nets are worth your time

#Ridiculously fun Nets are worth your time

“#Ridiculously fun Nets are worth your time” Everything is an experiment right now. Everything is tinkering. Everything is testing. Everything is trying stuff out, throwing spaghetti against a wall, seeing what sticks, seeing what works. That is the Nets right now, every day, a pricey bicycle with training wheels, from the coach on down. They…

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