INDIANAPOLIS _ The impossible journey that began when general manager Sean Marks and coach Kenny Atkinson tackled the monumental rebuilding project the Nets faced in Brooklyn reached its playoff destination far sooner than anyone would have dared predict.
The Nets completed a road back-to-back sweep with a 108-96 victory over the Pacers Sunday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2015. They were assured of at least the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and would move up to sixth with one more loss by the Magic, who played Sunday night in Boston.
In the locker room, video captured the Nets chanting, "One, two, three, playoffs!"