Untenable on this month of December 2022, the Nets moved to Atlanta and finished the job by being a little scared (108-107). Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and company are on 10 straight wins, the longest winning streak in the NBA this season.
Boston was on the throne, with 9 consecutive wins in November.
Now make way for the Nets who have the longest streak of the season, and it might continue.
Indeed, with 2 next games once morest the Spurs and the Hornets, Jacque Vaughn’s men might and should extend their excellent form at the end of 2022.
Traveling to Atlanta, Kyrie Irving and company were a little scared, while the Hawks had three absent holders in Clint Capela, De’Andre Hunter and especially Trae Young. Carried by a beautiful Dejounte Murray – John Collins duo, the hosts stood up to Brooklyn, and in the last quarter the visitors had to roll up their sleeves.
Kyrie took care of that, as KD will point out well in the post-match interview: it’s his time.
Scoring 15 of his 28 points in money-time, Irving ensured the Nets streak continued.
The Nets only lost one game in December.
10 straight wins.
12 wins in the last 13 games.
(Their 2 next meetings: Hornets then Spurs) pic.twitter.com/v1OUiHbwd4
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And this great series allows a change of hierarchy in the Eastern Conference, a few hours from completing the year 2022.
Milwaukee being on 4 defeats in a row, the Bucks left their 2nd place in Brooklyn, now dolphin in the East, behind Boston.
This little game of musical chairs will continue to animate us for the next few weeks, but the main thing is mainly around the Nets and this excellent form that surrounds the friends of Yuta Watanabe. While the 2023 trade deadline was destined to see Sean Marks and his gang top the tabloids, a dead calm may surround the franchise as many NBA franchises do their last shopping.
Calm and Nets in the same neighborhood, a few months ago it was inconceivable.
This is the mood in which Brooklyn and their fans are in this holiday season, with great ambitions to be confirmed to start 2023.
See you in Charlotte then once morest San Antonio, to see if this series of wins can be prolonged in BK.
