Brooklyn’s struggles on the defensive glass are getting historic. And their playoff stay will be history if they don’t fix them against the much bigger 76ers.
The Nets’ got bullied in their first two playoff games at Philadelphia.
“It’s going to be on us to continue to try and deliver the first blow, that’s about as simple as I can say it,” coach Jacque Vaughn said. “We’ve got to enjoy hitting, and hit first.”The Nets will come into Thursday having been outscored a mind-bending 39-3 in second-chance points. Though the Nets aren’t likely to win the rebounding war or have more second-chance points, it can’t be so lopsided as to not even give themselves a chance.
The Nets can draw solace from the fact LA rallied to win that series 4-2, but the Lakers had Kobe Bryant and didn’t have to deal with Embiid. “We do have to put a little bit more effort into that, have a little bit more physicality, and maybe not necessarily beat them in that category, but just close the gap. That’s one of the areas that we can definitely improve, especially if we turn them over like we did in Game 2.”
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