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The Nets secured a must-win victory in come-from-behind fashion Wednesday to snap a skid of six losses in seven games.The circumstances behind their comeback, however, leaves an important question that could determine their Eastern Conference playoff odds.Did the Nets - who have statistically struggled in the clutch ever since the trade deadline - somehow get better in crunch time overnight?

Rage Against the Machine have responded to this morning's news that they are among the inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 's Class of 2023.The groundbreaking band cited "a surprising trajectory" while thanking their "passionate fans" and others for their inspiration over the years.

Barclays Center will be hosting a job fair put on by the Reform Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to probation, parole, and sentencing reform nationwide, on Mar.20.Over 4,000 job seekers have registered, and 43 companies have confirmed their attendance of the event, which will run from from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the organization expects more in the upcoming days.

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The Nets battled back from an 18-point deficit, but the Atlanta Hawks broke Brooklyn's heart in the end with a 129-127 win on Sunday afternoon.

The arrival of full Long Island Rail Road service at Grand Central Madison on Monday means a whole new schedule for riders to get used to - and those traveling to-and-from Brooklyn say they're not feeling the love.While the Metropolitan Transportation Authority touts 30% more weekday trains at Atlantic Terminal under the new schedules, almost all Brooklyn service is now operating as a shuttle, requiring riders to transfer at Jamaica.

If this is what an expedited jelling process looks like, the Nets need a new overnight delivery service.Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said ahead of tip-off against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday that the team has done everything - from spending more time together in the locker room to taking advantage of additional practice days - to fast track chemistry for a starting lineup that was assembled at the trade deadline.

Every game counts, and the Nets just chalked one.On the second leg of a back-to-back, in a game with explicit playoff implications, the Nets ran out of gas at Orlando's Amway Center and lost to the Magic, 119-106.It marked Brooklyn's sixth loss in their last seven games following Saturday's convincing victory over the Miami Heat.

It was a game the Nets had to have.And they flew down to South Beach and took it.The stakes were greater Saturday night at FTX Arena than they've been at any point this season: Win and leapfrog the Miami Heat in the standings for sole ownership of the Eastern Conference's final guaranteed playoff seed.

Every fan in attendance at Barclays Center rose to their feet for the most pivotal possession in Thursday's encore matchup between the Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers: Game on the line, single-possession game, who takes the last shot?This time it was Spencer Dinwiddie, who sized up his man with a flurry of crossovers before driving the lane for a high-arching layup that should have been the nail in the coffin.

The Nets have 10 games to hold on to an automatic bid to an Eastern Conference playoff series.Perhaps none more important than Thursday night's matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers at Downtown's Barclays Center.After suffering its fourth consecutive loss and third in a row on this thus-far fruitless homestand here vs. Cleveland Tuesday night, Brooklyn (39-33) finds itself in a virtual tie with Miami (40-34) for the sixth spot in the postseason race.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) drives to the basket against Brooklyn Nets guard Seth Curry, left, and forward Cameron Johnson (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in New York.BROOKLYN There was still 10:53 left in the fourth quarter when Donovan Mitchell posterized Yuta Watanabe during Tuesday's Nets game against the Cavaliers.

The Nets have officially lost the Ben Simmons trade.It's the biggest misstep by an organization that went all-in on star power a year and a half ago, only to nuke the entire project when Kyrie Irving requested a trade 48 hours ahead of the Feb. 9 NBA trade deadline.The Nets traded a disgruntled James Harden for what they hoped would be a promising foundational piece in Simmons, who had missed the entire first half of the 2021-22 season in Philadelphia citing mental health issues.

That's how you make an impression on your newest teammates.With Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson watching from the sidelines, the Nets lit up Barclays Center in a 116-105 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.It was an unlikely victory given the circumstances: The Nets traded Kyrie Irving Sunday and moved Kevin Durant in a deal with the Phoenix Suns early Thursday morning.

Is another significant winning streak on the table in Brooklyn?The NBA's schedule-makers would like to have a word.If there's anything the Nets proved through their 12-game winning streak, their 12-1 stretch in the month of December and a 16-1 span leading into Wednesday's loss to the Chicago Bulls, it's this.

The Toronto Raptors are one of many teams that will be looking forward to the 2023 NBA Draft, as they will have a premium pick they can use to add a young player who will be a part of the furniture with their respective clubs for the next decade (if they hit on the pick).The winner of this lottery is going to be doing cartwheels down Atlantic Avenue on draft night, as Victor Wembanyama is widely regarded as one of the best prospects in NBA history.

Two games into the post-Kevin Durant era in Brooklyn, one thing is certain for the Nets.They are a team with a lot of grit.The Nets have played two competitive and entertaining games since the blockbuster trade last Thursday that sent them into an entirely different direction organizationally.The expectation remains for the team to make the playoffs - those were general manager Sean Marks' words - but competing for an NBA title again is going to be a few years away.

While the suddenly superstar-less Nets tried to adjust to their reshaped roster, Jalen Brunson and the Knicks had a ball at Brooklyn's expense.Brunson scored 40 points, including six 3-pointers, and New York used a big second half to run away from the new-look Nets, 124-106, Monday night in front of a sellout crowd of 19,812 fans at Madison Square Garden.

One of the key pieces in the deal that sent Kevin Durant to Phoenix last week lit up the Barclays Center and the Miami Heat Wednesday night in Downtown Brooklyn.Mikal Bridges scored a career-high 45 points, including 15 in a row during a blistering fourth-quarter stretch, as the Nets went into the annual All-Star break with a heartening 116-105 victory over Miami in front of a sellout crowd of 17,963 on the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush.

The Nets were a half away from a very successful road trip Tuesday night in Oklahoma City.Then, the third quarter happened.Brooklyn blew a 10-point lead following intermission and never seriously challenged thereafter, absorbing a 121-107 defeat to the Thunder in front of 16,976 fans at the Paycom Center.

Mikal Bridges isn't trying to be Kevin Durant.It's not possible.Durant is a sure fire Hall of Famer who's been averaging close to 30 points his entire career.Bridges highlighted the package the Nets received to send Durant out West.What he is trying to do, however, and what was on full display on a career night in Brooklyn's 116-105 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday, is leave his own imprint on a Nets team still hoping to make a playoff run.

The YES Network cameras panned over to the Nets bench several times after Mikal Bridges hit a big shot against the Miami Heat and you could tell his new teammates were feeling the vibes he was putting out there.Bridges' signature celebration - one he borrowed from San Diego Padres' star Manny Machado - had quickly caught on as Nets players were seen smiling and flashing the "finger point."

The Nets are trying to remain afloat without Kevin Durant.They sank again Tuesday night in San Antonio, and Kyrie Irving wasn't even available to throw them a life preserver.Irving was a late scratch with calf soreness and the Nets lost their third in a row since Durant went down with a sprained right MCL, dropping a 106-98 decision to the Spurs in front of 13,532 fans at the AT&T Center.

The longest winning streak in Brooklyn Nets history came to a halt in Chicago Wednesday night.Despite a whirlwind 44-point performance by Kevin Durant, the Nets took a loss for the first time in a month, seeing their Brooklyn-best streak end at 12 games with a 121-112 defeat to the Bulls in front of a sellout crowd of 21,418 fans at the United Center.

The Nets don't take the court again until Friday when they take on the Chicago Bulls, but Brooklyn will be heading into the stretch run of the season with a few questions after a major shakeup.One of the most interesting ones is how they use Cam Thomas going forward.The 21-year-old guard had briefly found himself as a big piece of the Nets' offense, putting up three straight 40-plus point games and averaging 35.6 minutes a game during that span.

It could have been worse.The Nets could have left Friday's 131-87 blowout loss to the Chicago Bulls owners of the fewest points scored in a game this season.Instead, they left owners of the fewest points scored in a half all year.The Nets scored just 29 points in the first half behind an offense that sputtered from start to finish.

It was almost poetic.Here were the Nets, who trailed by as many as 18 in Sunday's loss to the Hawks in Atlanta, figuring out how to close games now that their superstars are gone - only for a superstar on the other end to put the nail in the coffin.After Cam Johnson nailed a three to tie the game at 127 apiece, Hawks star Trae Young drove the lane, pump faked and threw up a floater that left his hands just in time and swished through the net at the buzzer to lift the Hawks to a 129-127 victory in Atlanta.