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Brooklyn Nets Feel They Are Still In "Training Camp" Entering Critical Game Against Miami Heat

The Brooklyn Nets had their roster blown up in February and now have to stop a five-game losing streak Saturday against the Miami Heat
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Brooklyn Nets Feel They Are Still In "Training Camp" Entering Critical Game Against Miami Heat
Brooklyn Nets Feel They Are Still In "Training Camp" Entering Critical Game Against Miami Heat

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The Brooklyn Nets considers themselves a bit behind other teams. 

They lost Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving last month at the trade deadline but surprised by league having success with their new roster. With the playoffs approaching, they are now experiencing the pains of a midseason overhaul. 

The Nets have lost five straight entering Saturday's pivotal game against the Miami Heat. 

"At the end of the day, we've been in every game," Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie said. "Obviously, you want results and we're trying to do this at an accelerated pace. We're basically in training camp for this group."

The Nets are coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, collapsing in the stretch. They led by nine with three remaining only loss on Cavaliers guard Isaac Okoro's 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left. 

The loss dropped the Nets to a half game behind the Heat for the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Both teams are trying to avoid the play-in tournament. 

"We just got to figure it out," Nets forward Mikal Bridges said. "I don't got the right answers. Maybe it's [watching] film or something. It's frustrating. We've got to keep the energy and morale high but it's devastating losing like that. Everybody is talking. We're all just trying to help each other."

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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