Brooklyn Nets: 3 reasons reaching the playoffs isn’t farfetched

1. Brooklyn style offense

Again, the Brooklyn Nets are one game under .500 and can change that with a win Friday against the Raptors. Unlike the last couple of seasons, the Nets are averaging 110.9 points per game.

Prior to the 2018-19 season, Brooklyn averaged 106.6 (2017-18) and 105.8 (2016-17) points per game. Although scoring 100 points per game for NBA teams nowadays is common, the Nets are scoring in a variety of ways.

They are shooting 36 percent from long range (tied for seventh in the NBA), which makes it easy for their wings to attack the rim. With an open lane, the Nets have been able to score quick buckets or draw a foul. At the moment, Brooklyn is fifth in the league in free throw attempts per game.

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At this juncture, the team is shooting 75.2 percent from the line, which is average. As the season goes on, expect the team to continue to space the floor, attack the rim and rely on the half-court offense.

This season, there are six Nets players that are averaging double-digits in scoring, which makes this offense more credible. Russell, LeVert, Dinwiddie, Allen, Joe Harris and DeMarre Carroll are all averaging double digits this season.

This team will make the playoffs because of its ability to run the pick-and-roll successfully and improved half-court sets, not to mention this year’s team can play capable defense for large stretches.

Since LeVert went down with that gruesome foot injury, Harris has stepped up in different areas of the game. Currently, Harris ranks second in the league in 3-point percentage (48.5 percent) behind Steph Curry.

With a weak Eastern Conference, better offense and the rising of Russell, the Brooklyn Nets find themselves in position to make a push for the postseason.