Brooklyn Nets Clinch Playoff Spot, Eye Bigger Prize
It’s late April, meaning some NBA teams are claiming playoff spots, while others are jockeying for position in an extra competitive season. The Brooklyn Nets fall under the former, and have clinched a seed no lower than six. They’re the first Eastern Conference team to do this, and currently in the driver’s seat for the number one overall seed, a game and a half up from the Philadelphia 76ers and three and a half games removed from last season’s one seed, the Milwaukee Bucks. For the Nets to have gotten to this point is quite impressive. They have a first-year head coach in former MVP Steve Na...