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Nets hold off Cavs for ninth straight NBA win

Los Angeles (AFP) - Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving scored 32 points apiece as the Brooklyn Nets pushed their NBA winning streak to nine games Monday with a 125-117 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Kristian Winfield: Jacque Vaughn held the Nets accountable. Now they’re rolling.

NEW YORK — When Jacque Vaughn was at the tail end of his NBA career as a backup point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, Mike Budenholzer was an assistant on Gregg Popovich’s staff.

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Kyrie Irving, Nets Showing How Potent They Can Be

What once seemed like a lost season for Irving, one that could have ended with him benched, traded or even outright released, seems to have been salvaged.

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‘Pick Your Poison’: The 7-11 Screen is a new wrinkle in the Nets’ offense

It happened with just under five minutes left in the fourth quarter against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.

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Kevin Durant hears MVP chants as he powers Nets above .500

It felt like a game the Nets should have won handily — probably because the last time they played the Wizards, they set a new scoring record at Capital One Arena.

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Kyrie Irving leads second-half surge as Nets defeat Raptors

TORONTO — The Raptors weren’t coy about the script they planned to follow Wednesday evening — not that having only 10 available players is conducive to maintaining a sense of mystery, anyway. So, after seeing a depleted 76ers team beat the Nets behind offensive rebounding and second-chance points the day…

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Ben Simmons Makes Progress, but the Nets Still Have Major Problems

The short-handed 76ers spoiled Simmons's highly anticipated return to Philadelphia.

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Ben Simmons proved why his future in the NBA is at the center position, and that’s encouraging

Ben Simmons is finally playing his true position.

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Kevin Durant slammed as "walking contradiction" as NBA star opens up on trade demand

The Brooklyn Nets superstar reportedly questioned his former head coaches leadership and handling of the team after their exit from the play-offs and start to the new season

Daily Mirror

Ben Simmons to continue coming off bench for Nets

NEW YORK — Starting Nets center Nic Claxton joked that his shooting 3-pointers could provide the spacing needed to play more minutes together with Ben Simmons.

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Analyzing the Nets’ Decision to Hire Jacque Vaughn

Brooklyn named Vaughn its new head coach. Can he turn the season around?

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Nets rally to beat Hornets for second win in a row

Good teams find a way to win. Bad teams let wins slip between their fingers.

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The NBA’s Five Most Surprising Lineups

Warriors and Kings headline the five most surprising lineups—good and bad—to start the NBA season.

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Donovan Mitchell’s Takeover Has Been a Work of Art

The star guard has fit right in with the Cavaliers.

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Nets hold off Pacers for second win of NBA season, Bucks march on

Los Angeles (AFP) - Kevin Durant scored 36 points on a milestone night Monday to help the Brooklyn Nets fend off the Indiana Pacers 116-109 -- claiming a badly needed second win of the NBA season.

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It’s Ben Simmons’s Turn to be the Man in the Middle

For the Nets to turn it around after their slow start, they might need to experiment with Simmons at center.

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Nets loss to Bucks underscores glaring areas for improvement

This is what playoff basketball looks, sounds — and if you ask either team — feels like.

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Nets lose 134-124 in measuring stick matchup against Grizzlies

In many respects, the Nets’ 134-124 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies late Monday night was predictable.

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Nets get embarrassed, 130-108, in season opener vs. Pelicans

NEW YORK — Kevin Durant said he wanted to “beat the snot out of” the New Orleans Pelicans in the season opener.

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Durant: Zion Williamson is ‘a one-of-one’

Ahead of his season-opening matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, superstar Nets forward Kevin Durant struggled to find an apples-to-apples comparison for Pelicans forward Zion Williamson.

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Kristian Winfield: Like fine wine, Ben Simmons will get better with time

NEW YORK — When Ben Simmons is pushing the ball in transition, one of three things can happen.

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Nets coast to preseason victory over Timberwolves

The Nets won their second consecutive preseason game, this time in a 112-102 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center on Friday.

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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Ben Simmons: ‘He’s a tough guy to game plan for’

Like the rest of the NBA, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra went 470 days without seeing Ben Simmons play basketball before Simmons made his Nets debut against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.

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New-look Nets battle early growing pains: ‘It’s not always going to be pretty’

NEW YORK — It’s going to take some time before it looks right.

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5 important takeaways from Ben Simmons’ Nets debut, including stunning passes and defensive dominance

Ben Simmons is back! So what did we learn?

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