The Brooklyn Nets on Sunday did what they’ve done all season long … defied the odds and accomplished things the franchise hasn’t pulled off in a very long time.
With a dominating 108-96 win over the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, the Nets (41-40) clinched their first playoff berth since 2015. Brooklyn was in position to clinch after the Miami Heat were defeated earlier in the day by the Toronto Raptors.
To clinch the franchise’s first playoff appearance in four years, the Nets only had to beat an Indiana team they had lost to nine straight times, in a place where they hadn’t won since Oct.