The game's not over yet, but I wanna get this in before I head off to the Wolves game tonight.
The Nets came out hot today and never looked back. Even when the Bulls did their best to get back within striking distance, it just wasn't enough.
This just happened to be one of those games where either nothing goes right for you or everything goes right for them. In this case, I think it was a combination of both. I'll skip all the great things the Nets did, but the Bulls' offense never looked to be in sync. The team also couldn't win battles for boards or loose balls. Turnovers didn't do them any favors either. A lot of second chances were given up. The starters were pulled early in the first quarter, a clear indicator that Tom Thibodeau wasn't happy. Strangely, the bench was very competent when they got their chance to shine. Still, Stacey King's flat tire that made him late for the game should have been a omen for things to come.
I can't offer a reasonable explanation for why this happened. They should have stomped all over this terrible team. Maybe it was the time of day. Maybe they didn't take New Jersey seriously. Whatever it is, they just gotta let it go. Come back for another matinee on President's Day against the scrappy Atlanta Hawks.
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