Nets break slump with Kevin Ollie’s first win, Cam Thomas exits
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — This was a game the Nets needed to get right. Kevin O’Ree earned his first win as interim coach Monday night, 111-86 over Memphis at FedExForum. At least not more than the skeleton crew left behind in the guise of the Grizzlies recently. The Nets didn’t have to play Ja Morant, Desmond […]
Nets blown out by Raptors as in Kevin Ollie’s debut
TORONTO — Another coach. Same result. In Kevin Ollie’s debut as interim coach, the Nets defeated the Raptors 121-93 in front of a sold-out crowd of 19,800 at Scotiabank Arena. After replacing the fired Jacque Vaughn and preaching defense, O’Ree saw his team repeatedly fail in transition. Kevin Ollie reacts after the Nets’ loss to […]
Kevin Ollie’s first goal for Nets: ‘Playing for each other’
TORONTO — With just two practices as interim coach before Thursday’s game against the Nets in Toronto, Kevin O’Ree doesn’t have time to try to reinvent the wheel. Or the Nets. But for a team that dropped 23 of 31 points (an embarrassing 50-point deficit at the end), not only their offense and defense need […]