Tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2, the Brooklyn Nets will try to steal a road game in Miami against the two-time defending champion Heat in their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Brooklyn fans can listen to Game 2 on WCBS 880 AM, while Heat fans can find the radio broadcast on 790 The Ticket.
The Nets were competitive for much of Game 1 until the Heat turned on the jets and blew them out of the water late. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett were held in check, but Heat guard Dwyane Wade expects Jason Kidd's Nets to adapt.
"The biggest thing we're going to have to do is make adjustments to their adjustments, and do it fast," Wade said. "They're going to come out, obviously, having seen some things that worked that maybe they didn't do much and we have to come out and make adjustments to that."
After a 4-0 sweep of the season series, the Heat delivered a haymaker in Game 1, but Miami coach Erik Spoelstra expects the veteran Nets to shake it off like a seasoned boxer.
"They're a veteran-enough group, Brooklyn, to know that the final score doesn't mean anything in the playoffs," Spoelstra said. "It's a long series. Throw that one away, you still have another opportunity to do what you came for. We had very good urgency and focus coming into that same game. We cannot have a letdown."
Spoelstra's assessment is spot-on judging from Kidd's comments heading into this one. "We've been tested, beginning of the season, middle of the season, late in the season and in the first round," Kidd said. "It's nothing new to us. Hopefully we can draw from that experience and help us find a way to win Game 2."
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