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Tank you very much, Nets lose OT battle in Boston



 Not many NBA fans or sports handicappers had Friday night's game between the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics at TD Garden going into overtime.

Jordi Fernandez and crew pushed Joe Mazzulla, Jayson Tatum and company to the brink of defeat. 

In fact, Brooklyn led from the open tip until 4:24 left in the 4th quarter of play. 

Tatum led the way for Boston with 33 and Cam Thomas paced the Nets with 31. 

The defending champions took all they could handle and body blow after body blow before letting their talent and superstars take over late. 

Dorian Finney- Smith played terrific defense on the final play of regulation as Tatum's desperation three sailed wide of the rim to send the game to the extra session. 

In overtime, Brooklyn fell 108-104. The Nets  should not hang their heads. 

This was supposed to be a year where the Nets would be in the hunt for top picks in the NBA Draft Lottery, but it appears that Fernandez will not allow this team to give up, no matter what players are on the floor. 

The Nets finding their leader of the future along the sidelines is a major development for this franchise and an attractive selling point for prospective free agents and for trade targets down the road. 

So while some will be disappointed by a hard-fought loss in Boston, the Nets aspirations to get into the NBA Draft Lottery may not be entirely dead. 


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