Nets are ‘King’-beaters for now
But can Brooklyn beat Miami when it counts?
Rookie center Mason Plumlee and the rest of the Nets beat their chests with glee following Tuesday night’s landmark 88-87 victory over the two-time defending NBA champion Heat before a stunned crowd of 19,600 in Miami’s American Airlines Arena.
Plumlee’s improbable and hotly disputed block of four-time NBA MVP LeBron James’ bid for a game-winning dunk in the final seconds gave Brooklyn a clean 4-0 season series sweep (6-0 if you count a pair of preseason victories) of the Heat.
It also provided the Nets (43-34) with an abundance of confidence if they should happen to see Miami again come playoff time.