#Nets are reminder nothing is a sure thing

#Nets are reminder nothing is a sure thing

“#Nets are reminder nothing is a sure thing” The Nets’ shaky health cost them a berth in the Eastern Conference finals. There’s little question about that. The Bucks showed heart and guts and resilience, they got big games when they needed them from Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo. They held serve all three games at…

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#Brook Lopez slapped Nets logo after Bucks’ Game 7 win

#Brook Lopez slapped Nets logo after Bucks’ Game 7 win

“#Brook Lopez slapped Nets logo after Bucks’ Game 7 win” It wasn’t quite Kyrie Irving stomping on the Celtics’ logo one round earlier, but former Nets center Brook Lopez made sure to slap the “B” insignia at midcourt before departing Barclays Center following the Bucks’ Game 7 victory Saturday in Brooklyn. Lopez, the all-time leading…

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#Giannis Antetokounmpo silences Nets fans in the end

#Giannis Antetokounmpo silences Nets fans in the end

“#Giannis Antetokounmpo silences Nets fans in the end” Giannis Antetokounmpo provided Nets fans with plenty of fun fodder when he went to the free-throw line Saturday at Barclays Center, but he also scored 40 points and had the last laugh. “The Greek Freak’’ and his Bucks are moving on to the Eastern Conference Finals. And…

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#Nets have no answers for Bucks’ Khris Middleton

#Nets have no answers for Bucks’ Khris Middleton

“#Nets have no answers for Bucks’ Khris Middleton” MILWAUKEE — Brooklyn’s third star is out with a sprained ankle. Milwaukee’s went off for a game-high 38 points. That kind of discrepancy again in Saturday night’s do-or-die Eastern Conference semifinal Game 7 will send Khris Middleton and the Bucks to the conference final and the Nets…

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#Joel Embiid had one chance to save 76ers from crushing collapse

#Joel Embiid had one chance to save 76ers from crushing collapse

“#Joel Embiid had one chance to save 76ers from crushing collapse” Joel Embiid couldn’t have scripted a better start to Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Hawks. He couldn’t imagine a worse ending, either.  Through the first half, Embiid looked invincible, notching 17 points on a perfect 8-for-8 from the field in an electrifying first quarter, seemingly…

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#How the Brooklynettes NBA dancers are keeping NYC going

#How the Brooklynettes NBA dancers are keeping NYC going

“#How the Brooklynettes NBA dancers are keeping NYC going” Spreading love: It’s the Brooklynettes way. As the Brooklyn Nets gear up to face off against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs Tuesday, the team’s all-female dance group is keeping the energy high — and rebounding from the pandemic. “It wasn’t…

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#Jeff Green returns to Nets for pivotal Game 4 vs. Bucks

#Jeff Green returns to Nets for pivotal Game 4 vs. Bucks

“#Jeff Green returns to Nets for pivotal Game 4 vs. Bucks” MILWAUKEE — Nets big man Jeff Green was cleared to return for Sunday’s Eastern Conference semifinal Game 4 after missing six straight playoff tilts with a foot injury. The 35-year-old Green had been forced out of Brooklyn’s first-round Game 2 win over Boston after…

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