The Nets are starting the new calendar year with the worst possible scenario for them: against a good, seemingly playoff-bound team. Even worse, the game is at home.
The Nets say they are out of answers, theories and suggestions to explain their positively baffling 5-12 record at home—compared to a 10-5 record on the road. The problems in New Jersey include four straight defeats and seven in their last eight attempts.
But one of their five home wins came against the Hawks, 115-108, on Nov. 14—with the Nets completing a sweep of the home-and-away set the following night in Atlanta by a 119-107 score. The Hawks, though, were without Josh Smith (14.0 points) in both of those games.
The Hawks (21-10—and two of the losses came to the Nets 24 hours...
Nets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
01-01-2009, 04:10 PM
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