NEW YORK — The Nets keep saying they are a better team this season without Kevin Durant than they were last season without Kevin Durant.
The Nets maintain they are deeper, more versatile and play better defense. They say there is some hope that they won’t collapse like they did last year when they went 5-17 and suffered an 11-game losing streak without him.
But the Nets haven't proved that yet. They remained winless since Durant was diagnosed with a sprained right MCL, falling 112-102 Sunday to a young Oklahoma City team.