Eliminated.
The Brooklyn Nets, who entered the regular season as the title favorites, become the only team in the first round of the NBA playoffs to be swept. A season like no other for the Nets concluded with a 116-112 loss to the Celtics at Barclays Center Monday night.
For the head coach, it was another disappointing loss, similar to so many others in the season. “Maybe they ran out of gas,” Nash said, in a comment that could apply to the larger context of the 2021-22 season.
“It felt like there were a few stories unfolding.