Hollins promises to fight to the finish
Nets Drop Fifth Straight in Miami, Playoff Hopes Fading Fast
Lionel Hollins isn’t interested in his team’s current woes.
A five-game losing streak and 3 ½-game deficit in the race for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot won’t stop the Nets’ first-year head coach from whipping his foundering team down the stretch run of the NBA’s regular season.
“You keep fighting until the end,” Hollins insisted after Brooklyn (25-38) fell a season-high 13 games below .500 with Wednesday night’s 104-98 loss to the four-time defending Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in front of 19,600 fans at American Airlines Arena.