COUNTDOWN CLOCK A formidable Chicago Bulls (2-0) team is visiting the Brooklyn Nets (1-2) who just lost a close game on the road against the Bucks. The Bulls have beaten the Celtics and the Pacers behind strong games by Dwayne Wade (18ppg), Jimmy Butler (20ppg), Rajon Rondo (11asts/gm) and Doug McDermott (14ppg). Brook will also match up against his twin brother, Robin Lopez. The good news is Broo... »
What a heartbreaking loss! The Nets gave it their all in the 2nd game of back-to-back game on the road but they lost 108-110 to the Buck on the tip-in by John Henson. Jeremy Lin had a cold-shooting night (4-16 FG, 1-7 3FG) but still managed to finish a double-double (12 pts/10asts along with 3stls/3rebs/2tos) in a valiant attempt to steal a win on the road against a well-rested Bucks who played 3 ... »
COUNTDOWN CLOCK After the exhilarating and historic win against the Pacers in their home debut, the Brooklyn Nets flew overnight to Milwaukee and arrived late around 3 am. Will they have enough in the tank to beat the Bucks on the road in a back-to-back game? Since only Jeremy Lin played above 30 minutes last night, the 10 Nets players should have enough energy to compete hard with the Bucks who h... »
What a tremendous victory for Coach Atkinson, Jeremy Lin, Brook Lopez and the Nets! Nets Beat Pacers 103-94 in the first home game behind a complete game by Jeremy Lin (21pts/9asts/9rebs) and Brook Lopez 25pts/5rebs/1ast. Sean Kilpatrick and Grieviz Vasquez also provided the necessary offensive punch from the bench to start a run What got the Pacers in the trouble is the huge number of fouls drawn... »
COUNTDOWN CLOCK Brooklyn Nets will face the next challenge against Indiana Pacers, a projected 4th seed in the Eastern Conference if Paul George is healthy. Pacers just beat the Mavs in OT 130-121 behind Myles Turner’s (C) 3opts/16rebs and Paul George’s 20pts/6asts/8rebs. Jeremy Lin has a good match up against Jeff Teague who played quite well vs the Mavs with 20pts/8asts but only shot... »
Howard Beck wrote a special article (“Linsanity a Memory, Nets Offering Second Act for Jeremy Lin and Kenny Atkinson”, Bleacher Report) on the special bond between Jeremy Lin and Kenny Atkison dating back to pre-Linsanity years in 2012 all the way to how they finally joined forces together in the Brooklyn Nets. Some of the notable stories that Lin fans might not know previously are: 1.... »
Brooklyn Nets lost the first game of the season against Boston Celtics 117-122. The bench made a huge run in the 4th quarter but it was not enough despite multiple opportunities to tie the game at 117-120. Jeremy Lin played well to finish with 18pts/3asts/3rebs (6-14 shooting, 2-5 from 3s and 4-5 FTs) but he did not have the ball much in his hands as the Celtics smartly trapped him so he needed to... »
COUNTDOWN CLOCK October 26 can’t come sooner enough for Jeremy Lin and his Brooklyn Nets. The first game of the 2016-17 season against Boston Celtics will be the first test for the young Brooklyn Nets team. It will be a historic game for both Coach Atkinson and Jeremy Lin because it is the first game for them as an NBA head coach and the unquestioned starting Point Guard and fearless leader... »
After 6 preseason games have completed, we can use NBA.com/stats data to analyze how 30 teams rank in each of statistical category. Despite preseason being a trial-and-error experiment with many players who did not make it to the 15-man roster, it provides a glimpse of how each team compares to the other before the regular season starts. So what does the preseason stats say about the young Brookly... »
As we near the start of the season game (Oct 26th), this game provides a different perspective to test as much as possible with the actual starting lineups. It will be interesting to see the lineup and rotations that Coach Kenny Atkinson would employ. After the last cut, we are also going to see a 16 man squad before NETS finalize their 15 man team for the season. So would the last preseason resem... »