Is Nets success sustainable? Next week or two will tell the tale

The Nets have won four straight, the longest winning streak in the East, as well as eight of their last nine. They’re 17-12 and it looks like the worst part of the season, a tough 20-game opening stretch, is behind them. They appear to beyond their big distractions, Steve Nash being dumped and Kyrie Irving being suspended, and can look forward to some relief starting with their current three-day break between games. Of their 14 back-to-backs, they’ve played seven, their remaining schedule is sixth easiest in the league according to Tankathon and they are healthy. Royce O’Neale, who’s missed two games due to personal reasons, will be back in action Friday in Toronto, hopefully giving the Nets a clean injury report (for the first time since the Clean Sweep in 2019!) They also had a signature win Saturday, beating the Pacers with eight players, essentially their entire rotation, out.

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