The Nets Are In
by Albert Burneko from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4CQS9)

Coming into the final weekend of the regular season, none of the handful of decidedly un-great teams racing for the Eastern Conference's last few playoff spots-the Pistons, Magic, Nets, Heat, and Hornets-had a truly easy route to the postseason. They'd all have to beat somebody to get through. The toughest challenge"