Most satisfying win in, what, 20 years? Maybe since Vince Carter silenced the haters in Toronto? Other Nets wins were bigger, like Game 5 in the Milwaukee series last year. But satisfying? Nah.
Now, after two post-trade deadline wins — one a blowout, one a phenomenal comeback — the Nets will welcome a remade Washington Wizards who will be without Bradley Beal (left wrist), Spencer Dinwiddie (dispatched to Dallas) and Kristaps Porzingis (rest). After a promising start, things went south in Washington, a team that resembles John F. Kennedy’s description of their home city, all northern charm and southern efficiency.