A loss to the Cavaliers means the Nets would face an 0-3 deficit from which no NBA team ever has recovered. And with a second-round flameout, Nets president Rod Thorn likely will break up the Jason Kidd-era team. Elimination by the Cavs would cap a six-year period in which the Nets made two Finals, but failed to get out of the second round for four straight years.
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