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Steve Nash commits to ‘situational’ matchup-based playoff rotation Share this story Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The Brooklyn Nets have been willing adjusters this season. If this is news to you, well, you’ve been living under a moderately large-sized rock. The team tossed out its 29th starting lineup on Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers, a franchise record in a single season with still 17 games to spare. Now sure, some of that lineup flexibility has come from the sheer number of absences that Brooklyn has faced. But certain games come to mind with regard to...

FILM STUDY: Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Brooklyn’s frontcourt is suddenly in flux Share this story Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Credit to LaMarcus Aldridge. After a storied 15-year career with five All-NBA selections and seven All-Star berths, the Dallas native did the right thing. With perhaps his best opportunity to date to come away with glimmering hardware — rings, trophies, recognition, and all the rest — Aldridge chose a life of family, friends, security, and good health over the glory. LaMarcus listened to his body, that harrowing sense of fear he so distinctly describ...

Stop me if you’ve heard this before but the Brooklyn Nets big man rotation is full of questions. We look at the impact of LaMarcus Aldridge’s sudden retirement on the team.

Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images Time to build. In a clash of the titans, the Brooklyn Nets went into Wednesday night’s battle against the Philadelphia 76ers a bit shorthanded. Philly started to cruise in the fourth quarter, but the Brooklyn bench went on a mad dash to the finish line and almost pulled off a comeback for the ages. They wound up falling a bit short, but there was a lot to take away and if these titans square off with the stakes at their highest, it’ll be a fight for the ages. The opponent tonight will be the Charlotte Hornets. After a good run, things are starting...

The Brooklyn Nets didn’t leave Philadelphia in first place on Wednesday night, but they left feeling just fine anyway. They were down 22 early in the fourth quarter and head coach Steve Nash had turned the game over to a reserve group. Five minutes later they were within three points before the Sixers held on for a 123-117 win over the Nets. “We feel good about the way we played tonight,” said Nash. “We played hard. We played together. You could tell our group fought for each other. You could see the guys on the bench cheering for that bench squad that was in there in the second half....