No consolation for built-to-win Nets
Brooklyn starting over in 2021-22 after second-round exit
There is no substitute for victory.
The Brooklyn Nets and their fan base are in full agreement on the famed quote by General Douglas MacArthur, especially in the wake of Saturday night’s devastating 115-111 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Downtown’s
Barclays Center in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Not only were these Nets, driven by the superstar trio of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving, supposed to win the first NBA title in franchise history, they also appeared destined to bring our borough its first major pro sports championship since 1955.