NEW YORK — If this is what an expedited jelling process looks like, the Nets need a new overnight delivery service.
Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said ahead of tipoff against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday that the team has done everything — from spending more time together in the locker room to taking advantage of additional practice days — to fast track chemistry for a starting lineup that was assembled at the trade deadline.
It’s clear after a lifeless performance against the league-worst Rockets just how much ground the Nets have to make up if they’re going to secure the sixth and final guaranteed playoff seed — the same seed the No. 7 Miami Heat are eyeing with their inspired play in recent weeks.
