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Other than Nets forward Kevin Durant answering a fan’s Instagram post last spring, saying he would “love” for the two teams to meet in a playoff series, muted voices have been the norm on a potential rivalry.Īdd to the fact that both Kyrie Irving and Durant spurned advances from the Knicks when both were free agents - upsetting that rabid, loyal fan base - and you have the makings of a heated conflict that could stretch for years. The Knicks surprised the league last season going 41-31, breaking an eight-year playoff drought before being eliminated in the first round by the Atlanta Hawks. The climb up to join the NBA’s elite and to slowly take hold and win over a basketball-crazed town would be arduous, especially as the crosstown Knicks are making their own headlines for playing winning basketball. But who would think that in a short 18 months after that disaster in Oakland, the dominoes would fall in place and lead to the league’s latest super team? The Nets played hard they just weren't considered very good. No, the Nets weren’t tanking, Philadelphia 76ers style, where “The Process” took years to see any results. On the back pages of the New York City tabloids and on sports talk radio, the chatter was even worse. The Nets were dominated from start to finish, losing their 16th straight game and cementing their status as the league’s laughingstock. Their opponent was the Golden State Warriors, who would eventually win their second NBA championship in three years. 25, 2017, the Nets were starting the second game of an eight-game road trip at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, with a starting lineup of Brook Lopez, Joe Harris, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Randy Foye and Jeremy Lin. Watch Video: Can the Nets win the NBA championship without unvaccinated Kyrie Irving?

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