Nets bounce back with rout of Pacers
Irving scores 35 points as Brooklyn ends three-game slide
First, the Nets found out that they would be welcoming their fans back to Downtown’s Barclays Center later this month.
Then, they went out and played as if they were in front of a sellout crowd against the NBA’s best team.
Called out by their rookie head coach for playing without the requisite energy during a loss at league-worst Detroit on Tuesday, the Nets heeded Steve Nash’s message during Wednesday night’s 104-94 thumping of the visiting Indiana Pacers on the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush.