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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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