'It would be one of the biggest upsets in N.B.A. playoff history if the Nets won.' Here's a sample of what the U.S. media is saying ahead of the Raptors' series against the Nets.
and it doesn’t look like he has much confidence in Brooklyn’s chances to beat the defending champs.
But the bottom line is that the Nets are — as another New York institution might say — “outgunned, outmanned.” Even with Irving playing, the Nets would be huge underdogs in this series. But missing most of their best players? It would be one of the biggest upsets in N.B.A. playoff history if the Nets won.reported, though the Nets know they have a tall task ahead of them, this isn’t a team that seems too afraid of the coming moment.
“I think we’re confident. We really love the way that we’re playing right now, especially on the offensive end, sharing the basketball. We have six new guys on the team, and over these eight [seeding] games, we’ve learned each other much better, so, the confidence in that chemistry is much higher.
The Nets will tip off their first-round Game 1 on Monday against Toronto knowing they’ll need more of an impact from their sharp-shooting wing.
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