There's something different about this year's version of the New Jersey Nets.
They don't quit.
Down 21 points in the third quarter to a team like the Dallas Mavericks a season ago—well, down 21 points to anyone really—the Nets would have folded up the tent and started getting ready for the next game.
Thursday night, though, they continued to fight, even getting to within eight points of the lead in the fourth.
Sure, they still lost 102-89, but they kept at it all game and made Dallas work for the victory. We weren't able to say that very often in 2009.
As will be the case in the majority of New Jersey's games this year, the Mavericks—winners of 11 straight and owners of the NBA's second-best record—just have superior talent.
It's difficult for any team to compete with a squad that has as many players capable of filling up a stat-sheet as Dallas, let alone one that is currently rebuilding.
The Nets were unable to come up with a win, but it's still nice to see them playing their hardest every night.
Not helping things, Devin Harris was injured early in the game afte ...
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Nets-Mavericks: New Jersey Continues to Fight, Overmatched Against Dallas
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