Hawks fell to put the Nets away in the 4th quarter again. This team has issues with closing a game. I expect Brooklyn to take both games back at home.
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Doubtful.
And this coming from a guy who bet the Nets in both games.
Nets don't have enough talent to beat them twice outright.Comment -
nets have horrible shooters...they almost never make a field goal. game was just so close because hawks were shooting horrible aswell.Comment -
Disagree there. The Nets have more talent than Atlanta imo. They just have those stretches in games where they stop executing on offense and have scoring droughts and turnovers and shit. Their halfcourt defense has been excellent so far and they have reasonably shut down this supposedly awesome Atlanta offense.Originally posted by stevenash
As long as they don't give up huge runs and consequently quit they should have a great chance to win at home.Comment -
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They got Lopez down low, only chance they had I thought tonight was for Thad Young to step up, and he was nowhere.
Teague was awful, Carroll did other things nice besides shoot, but know this, Carroll was brutal, beyond brutal shooting the ball.
Hawks were ripe for a 5 point loss, Brooklyn could not and did not get it done.
Hawks cruise from here on out.Comment -
Exactly Atl shot under 40% and still won. See a sweep coming.Originally posted by stevenashComment -
Thad Young was atrocious. He probably cost them about 10 points in the 3rd quarter on a few possessions in a row.Originally posted by stevenash
From here on it's really whether you believe that Atlanta was exposed as an average team in these first couple games or whether you believe they took Brooklyn's best shot, survived it, and their best is still to come. I personally believe the former but we all see things differently.Comment -
It's playoff BB, ML's . Just my opinion.Originally posted by NardVaComment -
Why did they shoot 40% though? It's not like they were missing easy shots. They just weren't able to get good looks against this Nets D.Originally posted by bigtymer56
And on the flip side I don't have the numbers but I'd guess they shot very well from 3. That can also change.Comment -
Originally posted by Seto
FIELD GOALSREBOUNDS POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST TO BS BA PTS J. Johnson F 39:26 6-16 3-8 4-4 -18 0 9 9 3 3 1 1 0 0 19 T. Young F 23:45 1-7 0-1 0-2 +2 2 3 5 6 4 1 3 0 1 2 B. Lopez C 39:27 8-15 0-0 4-4 -5 3 4 7 0 4 0 0 3 1 20 B. Bogdanovic G 33:40 3-9 2-6 0-0 -5 0 3 3 2 3 0 1 1 2 8 D. Williams G 28:08 1-7 0-2 0-0 -11 1 9 10 8 1 2 3 0 2 2 M. Teletovic 03:50 0-2 0-2 0-0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 A. Anderson 29:52 5-7 1-2 2-3 +2 1 4 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 13 J. Jack 28:34 9-13 2-5 3-3 +9 0 5 5 3 2 1 4 0 1 23 M. Plumlee 13:18 2-2 0-0 0-2 +3 1 2 3 0 3 1 1 1 0 4 M. Brown DNP - COACH'S DECISION C. Jefferson DNP - COACH'S DECISION J. Jordan DNP - COACH'S DECISION D. Morris DNP - COACH'S DECISION Total 240 35-78 8-26 13-18 8 41 49 23 21 6 16 5 7 91 44.9% 30.8% 72.2% TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 16 FIELD GOALSREBOUNDS POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST TO BS BA PTS D. Carroll F 33:52 1-8 0-5 0-0 +15 0 8 8 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 P. Millsap F 34:03 7-11 4-4 1-2 +17 2 5 7 2 2 0 1 2 1 19 A. Horford C 36:18 6-15 0-0 2-2 +1 3 10 13 7 2 1 2 2 0 14 K. Korver G 36:15 5-9 3-7 4-5 +2 0 3 3 1 0 4 0 1 0 17 J. Teague G 31:06 6-16 2-5 2-2 -2 0 3 3 6 1 1 3 0 0 16 P. Antic 13:02 2-6 1-2 3-5 +4 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 K. Bazemore 16:51 1-5 0-3 1-2 +10 0 3 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 D. Schroder 19:02 5-11 1-2 1-1 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 2 12 M. Scott 12:24 1-7 1-3 0-0 -10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 S. Mack 06:54 1-2 0-0 0-0 -10 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 E. Brand 00:13 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 J. Jenkins DNP - COACH'S DECISION M. Muscala DNP - COACH'S DECISION Total 240 35-90 12-31 14-19 8 33 41 27 18 11 8 7 5 96 38.9% 38.7% 73.7% TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 9 Comment -
Schroder was just as effective in 20 minutes than Teague was in 30.
I like that German.Comment -
all i know is these games are not even worth watchingComment -
Spurs game might be good, but still think Clips win by 10.Originally posted by GoBlue77Comment -
Shot 40% so you gotta a point there.
Anyway, this was a game the Nets had a chance to win and didnt.
PS. The Nets have more talent? Outside of Lopez, do the Nets have any other position where they have an advantage?Comment -
You don't consider guys like Johnson and Williams as talented players? Their attitude/lack of leadership are always a question mark but I don't think their talent is something one can question.Originally posted by bigtymer56Comment -
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My point I was trying to make, but wasn't clear enough is, yes Brooklyn has talent, just not more talent than Atlanta.Comment -
talen, meh yeah but talent without effort/heart means nothing. DWILL with the big 2 point performance. that dude is just an embarrassment.Originally posted by stevenashComment -
As Nash said, you said more talent than Atlanta...and if you gave me the option of those 2 versus Teague and Korver, I would take the latter. My heart sunk when Williams caught that ball on the final play. Had to find him at the worst possible time. Blame that on the coaching though. Dont understand what Hollins has against Lopez. Or at least run a play where Jack would've gotten the ball if Johnson couldnt get up a shot.Originally posted by Seto
And just a note for Game 3 and Game 4, Nets only team in the playoffs with a losing record at home during the season (19-22). So dont be surprised when they dont play better or with more fire or passion.Comment -
Atlanta had a great regular season because they move the ball and are unselfish and play hard every game and all that crap. Now they have good players but I don't think that team is very talented tbh. I would be surprised to see them make the ECF.Originally posted by stevenashComment -
I don't think fire or passion is the problem here. They have for the most part competed well in these first 2 games. They just need to play a bit better on offense and I think they'll do a better job at home. Atlanta's team full of role players won't make as many of those momentum altering plays on the road too.Originally posted by bigtymer56
I still think Brooklyn has a solid chance to win the series. I realise they will be +2500 or so so I sound silly but I'm dead serious.Comment
