Going into Sunday\u2019s game, the Nets <\/a>hadn\u2019t looked like the team they were hoping to be this season. After a blowout loss against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night<\/a>, the Nets\u2019 five-game losing streak appeared to be adding some stress as they went through a tough early-season stretch.\u00a0<\/p>\n While the schedule didn\u2019t exactly lighten up with a road game against the Pacers, the Nets did enough to escape with their first win of the new season. A 1-5 start isn\u2019t ideal for the Nets, nor where they would\u2019ve chosen to be through six games, but it looks a lot nicer after an 0-5 start.\u00a0<\/p>\n Luckily for the Nets, the season is still young, and losing a few games to begin the year can still be fixed quite easily. After Sunday\u2019s win against the Pacers, the Nets moved back within one game of the play-in picture.\u00a0<\/p>\n With such little time for teams to separate themselves in the Eastern Conference standings up to this point, October was certainly the best time for the Nets to go on a five-game skid this season. Ideally, that will be the only time that happens, and it likely has to be the only time it happens if the Nets are going to find themselves in postseason contention come April.\u00a0<\/p>\n For now, the Nets should celebrate their first win of the season and regroup for the second night of a back-to-back. With a matchup at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks upcoming, the Nets have a clear opportunity to showcase they can compete with some of the league\u2019s best and won\u2019t be the same pushover they\u2019ve been in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n After nearly getting an early signature win in Boston last week, the Nets will have a bit of a chance to redeem themselves and get an important victory. It won\u2019t be easy for the Nets to walk into the Knicks\u2019 home and secure a win, but their confidence should be high, and anything can happen on any given night in the NBA.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Nets still have another 76 games ahead of them, but getting a 1 in the win column is exactly what Brooklyn needed.<\/p>\n
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