Nets close out Black History Month at home against Mavs

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty ImagesKeep it rollin’. The Brooklyn Nets hosted the Orlando Magic on Thursday as the middle game of their three-game homestand. They started slow and next thing you knew, they cracked the game wide open and cruised to a 37-point win in front of the hometown fans. The winning streak is at eight and the team is now one-half game behind the Philadelphia 76ers for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

The opponent tonight will be the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs have underachieved this season, but are still within playoff contention. Their three-game road trip got off to a horrible start as they got cleaned up by the 76ers on Thursday night. When they get out of…