The big win over the Celtics doesn’t count in most Power Rankings, but even before that, the Nets retained their position ... right in the middle of the NBA pack. The individual rankings put them between Nos. 16 and 19. Not bad.
More than one pundit notes how important D’Angelo Russell is to the team. Others point to the Nets depth as the biggest surprise. How are they surviving all those injuries?
Since following an eight-game losing streak (in which they lost to the Wizards and Cavs) with a seven-game winning streak (in which they beat the Raptors and Sixers), the Nets have settled in to basically beating bad teams and losing to good ones.