Nets don’t want title dream to turn into Game 7 nightmare
NY Post
The Nets persevered through all of the star-powered injuries they were forced to deal with this season, pushing for the highest attainable seed in case their playoff lives came down to a decisive game on their home floor.
They are unbeaten at Barclays Center during the 2021 postseason, and Atlantic Avenue should be percolating Saturday night with the chance the Nets can advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2003 in Game 7 of the conference semifinals against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. “I thought we were pretty good on the road this year, for the most part. But playoffs are a different animal, [with] the fans and all that. We certainly are confident,” coach Steve Nash said Friday via Zoom, one day after the Bucks evened the series with a 104-89 win in Milwaukee. “This is exciting for our guys, they get a chance to play a Game 7 at home. It’s why we scrapped it together all year under adversity, to try to get that highest seed as possible.
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