NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets forward Royce O’Neale is one of the veteran presences on the team despite being in his first season with the organization. However, having been through many playoff battles as a member of the Utah Jazz, O’Neale knows a competitive team when he sees one. He feels that way about this Nets squad.
“After a couple of losses, you know, guys can get down,” O’Neale said after having 12 points and eight rebounds in Thursday’s 116-114 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. “We know we can compete with anybody. My mindset was just, we got to take it a notch harder, pick up our pace, the way we played, our aggression, and then just stick with it.”
Even though Brooklyn lost their home-and-home series to Cleveland (and the sixth seed), they battled one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference in an impressive fashion. For all intents and purposes, the Nets were second away from upsetting the Cavaliers and unfortunately, a few bounces didn’t go their way.
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