{"id":1427362,"date":"2022-04-10T07:32:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T11:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427362"},"modified":"2022-04-10T07:32:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T11:32:44","slug":"nets-clinch-no-7-spot-with-win-over-pacers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nets-clinch-no-7-spot-with-win-over-pacers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets Clinch No. 7 Spot with Win Over Pacers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnets-clinch-no-7-spot-with-win-over-pacers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427362&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Everything remains up in the air for the Nets. The coveted seventh spot in the play-in tournament. Falling out of the top two seeds. Dropping all the way down to ninth.<\/p>\n<p>It all comes down to one simple thing: Beat the dreadful Pacers on Sunday afternoon at Barclays Center. Otherwise, it can get tricky for coach Steve Nash\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>It could start on the road Tuesday. It may have to wait until Wednesday, when the Nets would have to win two games to advance to the main draw of the playoffs. That scenario would only be possible if <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/08\/kevin-durants-36-points-lift-nets-over-cavaliers-into-7-seed\/\">the Cavaliers<\/a> (at home for the Bucks) and Hornets (at home against the Wizards) win on Sunday and the Hawks lose (on the road against the Rockets). That would mean the Nets, as the ninth seed, hosting the 10th-seeded Hawks in an elimination game.<\/p>\n<p>But if Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Co. find a way to prevail against the Pacers, losers of nine straight games and owners of an ugly 25-56 record, they won\u2019t have to worry about that unwanted possibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels good to be in this position. Hard fought and just want to take it one day at a time and get prepared for Indiana coming Sunday and have some good results there, get better that day and be ready for Tuesday,\u201d Irving said. \u201cSo it feels good like you said with all the complications, stuff like that. It\u2019s the past, now we just control what we can control and get ready to hoop.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Durant.Irving.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>The Kevin Durant- and Kyrie Irving-led Nets can clinch the No. 7 spot with a win over the porous Pacers in their regular-season finale.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Who the Nets will play should they win on Sunday isn\u2019t certain. It could be the Cavaliers or the Hawks on Tuesday, depending on how both teams fare on Sunday. That\u2019s not as important as taking care of business, however. The Nets won both regular-season series\u2019 against the Cavaliers and Hawks, taking a combined five of seven against the two playoff contenders. They won all three games at home against the two teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery game that we play, we feel like it\u2019s a must-win. We want to give our best effort,\u201d Irving said. \u201cBut obviously with this play-in tournament, this playoff idea or play-in idea, you know it\u2019s been a little bit more pressure, but that\u2019s part of being in the NBA and you know preparing daily for these types of moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nets (43-38) feel like they are trending in the right direction at the right time, having won three straight entering the final day of the regular season. They overwhelmed the Cavaliers late on Friday night, rallied from a 20-point deficit to knock off the Knicks at the Garden two days earlier and their last three losses are all by single digits against playoff teams. They have set themselves up for the best possible spot in the play-in tournament. Only one thing is left to do to make it official.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe win on Sunday, we [play] again on Tuesday [at home],\u201d Bruce Brown said. \u201cWe just have to lock in and take care of the Pacers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything remains up in the air for the Nets. The coveted seventh spot in the play-in tournament. Falling out of the top two seeds. 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