The Brooklyn Nets must've known that their second-round series against the Miami Heat would be an uphill battle. They'd swept the two-time defending champs during the regular season, becoming the first team to do so since 2010, but all four victories were exceedingly close.
Having Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett around, though, was supposed to help. Those two had opposed LeBron James in the playoffs 25 times prior, with the latter owning a slight 13-12 edge. Their fearlessness in the face of James and their experience in clutch situations would, ideally, boost Brooklyn considerably therein.
As ESPNNewYork.com's Ohm Youngmisuk wrote prior to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals:
While the Nets are quick to dismiss regular-season results, they do enter this best-of-seven series knowing that they won three of their previous meetings with the champs by one point each. The other victory came in double overtime. So they feel they can come through in a tight game against Miami.
Perhaps the Nets would've had Game 1 had it not gotten out of hand in the second half. And, perhaps, Pierce and Garnett would've made s ...
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