A Nets team that looked terrible to start the preseason was terrific to end it.
Now the Nets will enter the regular season on the upswing, with their offseason drama behind them and Opening Night on Wednesday against visiting New Orleans up next.
The Nets were sloppy in earlier losses to Philadelphia and Miami, and they compounded that by getting physically roughed-up by the Bucks. But they kept their heads down, kept at the work and eventually found their footing on the road. With both their effort and offensive execution improved, they led by 19 at Milwaukee and by 20 on Friday at Minneapolis, and cruised to victory in both.
If the offseason didn’t try everyone’s patience, it’s easy to see how the early preseason could have. Both Irving and Nash chastened the Nets over their effort — or lack thereof — in the first two games. . After having 41 assists and 53 turnovers in losses to the Sixers and Heat, the Nets improved to 56 assists and 29 turnovers in wins over the Bucks and Timberwolves.. We moved the ball and we’re finding our identity,” Simmons said of the final tuneup, a 112-102 win at the Timberwolves on Friday.
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