Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. The NBA playoff picture is getting a little clearer.
Brooklyn secured one of the last two playoff spots in the Eastern Conference on Friday, defeating Sacramento 119-106.
For the Nets, the clinching comes as something to savor in a topsy-turvy season.
Should that series take place, the ninth-place team would have to go 2-0 in a best-of-two series to advance.
Were going to try to win every game.Phoenix, Sacramento and New Orleans remain in the mix for a play-in series spot.