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TEAMS: Brooklyn Nets
Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, and Brook Lopez are working well together, which has the Nets off to a 4-2 start. The team is improving each week and will improve even more, when Gerald Wallace returns from injury. The Nets are currently #18 according to Marc Stein's power rankings. The team is underrated, but has a chance to prove that they are elite, in an upcoming game this week against the Boston Celtics.
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