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Moral victory for winless Nets in loss to Celtics?

Source: ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog

Nov 08, 2009

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By Chris Sheridan

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - They don't give out Ws in the NBA for moral victories, which is why the New Jersey Nets will awake Sunday still sporting the league's only goose egg in the win column.

But what happened Saturday night, with New Jersey sticking with the Boston Celtics all the way into the final minute of the fourth quarter of an 86-76 loss despite having only eight healthy bodies, can arguably be considered the most positive night thus far of what promises to be a dismal season.

"Our guys are battling their tails off, and we'll break through. We're not discouraged," said Nets coach Lawrence Frank, whose team dropped to 0-7. "Our team going in, we said none of us is as strong as all of us, and it's literally come to fruition in a seven-game stretch. Go figure. But our guys have a great deal of pride and they're trying to win. We walked in the locker room, and it wasn't like a moral victory. They wanted to win, and we're disappointed we came up short, but it's a credit to those guys in the locker room, and we're going to keep on battling. ...Read the full article

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