The Nets officially eliminated the Lakers from the playoffs on Friday night, and also started a mini-winning streak of two straight games. That might sound insignificant, but up to that point the Nets were 0-3 on this current road trip. 2-3 sounds a lot better, don’t you think? That six seed is still very much in play, but the Nets are back there Sunday night after the Pistons lost their second straight to the Warriors. Brooklyn at 38-36 has a half game advantage over Detroit who’s 37-36.
in order to secure it long-term, the Nets are really going to need to bring their A-game down the stretch.