Nets have plenty to play for
With division hopes gone, Brooklyn focuses on locking up coveted fourth seed
P.J. Carlesimo didn’t have the exact numbers handy, but he knows all too well how important it is for an NBA playoff team to have a potential Game 7 on its home floor.
“If [a playoff series] gets to a Game 7, it’s a significant advantage to have Game 7 at home,” the Nets’ interim coach said before Brooklyn easily vanquished the visiting Philadelphia 76ers, 104-83, on Tuesday night before a crowd of 17,192 at Downtown’s Barclays Center, further strengthening its hold on the coveted fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
“I think statistics are pretty strong to have a Game 7 in our building,” added Carlesimo as the Nets prepared to take off on their final regular-season road trip of their historic inaugural campaign in our fair borough, one that will see them take the floor in Boston on Wednesday night before stops in Indiana (Friday) and Toronto (Sunday).