Lee Krahenbuhl - Nets Win in First Round of Playoffs
Lee Krahenbuhl - The NFL playoffs are in full swing and the Nets have proven they are worthy opponents. They had a great win on Sunday in Toronto against the Raptors in front of 20,547 fans. At the end of the game, after they won by a thread in the last minute, Paul Pierce let out a scream and started pumping his fist in the air. He said after the game that he was in the right place at the right time to make the block on Kyle Lowry that won game 7 for the Nets at the end of this series. It came down to Pierce’s block in the end because Deron Williams missed 3 of the 6 free throws in the last few minutes of the game. This meant that the Nets only had a 104-103 lead in the last 8.8 seconds so Pierce needed to block to bring his team to victory. Garnett also contributed to the game 7 win by saving his best performance of the series for Sunday’s game. He had 12 points, 11 rebounds and one big block during this game. Regardless of who made mistakes and who brought their best game, the overall team came to a victory, which means they get to move on to their real opponents, the Miami Heat. Joe Johnson says of taking on the Heat, “we know we can beat them.” The Nets did have success against the Miami Heat and LeBron James during the regular season this year. The Nets swept the four-game season series with Miami. This is remarkable because Miami hasn’t lost four games in a row to one team during the regular season since a former era with the Big Three. They probably won’t have the same calls they did when they played Miami during the season, but after coming off this victory in Toronto, the Nets are confident that they will win against Miami in the upcoming games.
