Table of Contents CHAPTER PAGE Meet the Nets 4 Glory Days 6 Home Court 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Basketball 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Fast Break 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
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Meet the Nets The game of basketball was invented more than 120 years ago in Springfield Massachusetts So why do some experts call s call Brooklyn New York the cradle of the sport Perhaps it is because ccaauussee so many of the game’s greats were born there and grew up on the he neighborhood courts Or maybe it’s because some of the best coaches learned their craft on the playgrounds and in the gyms around the borough In 2012 the New Jersey Nets moved to Brooklyn and started to write a new chapter in basketball history g Brooklyn is the team’s eighth home The Nets have played in four cities in New Jersey and three in New York They have known incredible success and crushing disappointment Win or lose they have always played entertaining basketball This book tells the story of the Nets They have had some ome of basketball’s greatest stars and been part of many unforgettable ttable moments They have traveled a long and bumpy road but it has been worth it Brooklyn finally feels like home Deron Williams raises a fist to celebrate a victory during the 2013 14 season 5
