New Jersey Nets 2009-2010 Game-By-Game Predictions

The New Jersey Nets are between cities, between owners, and clearly in rebuilding mode. All-Star point guard Devin Harris and Brook Lopez (an up-and-coming center who had a solid rookie campaign last year) are solid pieces the Nets can build around. The 2009-2010 edition of the New Jersey Nets has plenty of young talent that needs to be developed and evaluated. Yi Jianlian, Courtney Lee, Chris Douglas-Roberts, and Sean Williams all have expiring contracts with team options for the 2010-2011 season and need to be evaluated to determine if they are worth keeping. The 2009-2010 New Jersey Nets will play multiple lineups in order ascertain what they have and what they need heading into the summer of 2010.

Here are game-by-game predictions for the 2009-2010 New Jersey Nets:

Game 1, Wednesday, October 28th at Minnesota- Nets open the season with a road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves (Record 0-1).

Game 2, Friday, October 30th versus Magic- Nets drop their home opener to the defending Eastern Conference Champion Orlando Magic (Record 0-2).

Game 3, Saturday, October 31st at Washington- Nets fall to the Washington Wizards to close the month of October (Record 0-3).

Game 4, Monday, November 2nd at Charlotte- Nets lose a close road game to the Charlotte Bobcats (Record 0-4).

Game 5, Wednesday, November 4th versus Nuggets- Nets continue to struggle as they fall to the Denver Nuggets and drop their fifth consecutive game to start the season (Record 0-5).

Game 6, Friday, November 6th at Philadelphia- Nets lose a road game to the Philadelphia 76ers (Record 0-6).

Game 7, Saturday, November 7th versus Celtics- Nets fall to the Boston Celtics for the tenth straight time (Record 0-7).

Game 8, Wednesday, November 11th versus Sixers- Nets defeat the Philadelphia 76ers and get their first win of the season (Record 1-7).

Game 9, Friday, November 13th at Orlando- Nets lose to the Orlando Magic and drop their fifth straight road game (Record 1-8).

Game 10, Saturday, November 14th at Miami- Nets lose the second game of a back-to-back to the Miami Heat (Record 1-9).

Game 11, Tuesday, November 17th versus Pacers- Nets get a home win over the Indiana Pacers (Record 2-9).

Game 12, Wednesday, November 18th at Milwaukee- Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks for their first road win of the season (Record 3-9).

Game 13, Saturday, November 21st versus Knicks- Nets defeat the New York Knicks and get their third consecutive victory (Record 4-9).

Game 14, Tuesday, November 24th at Denver- Nets begin a four-game road trip with a loss to the Denver Nuggets (Record 4-10).

Game 15, Wednesday, November 25th at Portland- Nets lose the back half of a back-to-back to the Portland Trail Blazers (Record 4-11).

Game 16, Friday, November 27th at Sacramento- Nets get a road win over the Sacramento Kings (Record 5-11).

Game 17, Sunday, November 29th at Los Angeles Lakers- Nets lose to the Lakers at the Staples Center (Record 5-12).

Game 18, Wednesday, December 2nd versus Mavericks- Nets drop a home game to the Dallas Mavericks (Record 5-13).

Game 19, Friday, December 4th versus Bobcats- Nets lose their third game in a row as they fall to the Charlotte Bobcats (Record 5-14).

Game 20, Sunday, December 6th at New York- Nets continue to struggle as the Knicks run them out of Madison Square Garden (Record 5-15).

Game 21, Tuesday, December 8th at Chicago- Nets fall to the Chicago Bulls and drop their third consecutive road game (Record 5-16).

Game 22, Wednesday, December 9th versus Warriors- Nets get a close home win over the Golden State Warriors (Record 6-16).

Game 23, Friday, December 11th at Indiana- Nets drop a road game to the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse (Record 6-17).

Game 24, Sunday, December 13th at Atlanta- Nets lose to the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena as their road struggles continue (Record 6-18).

Game 25, Tuesday, December 15th at Cleveland- Nets fall to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena (Record 6-19).

Game 26, Wednesday, December 16th versus Jazz- Nets lose a home game to the tough, hard-nosed Utah Jazz (Record 6-20).

Game 27, Friday, December 18th at Toronto- Nets get a road win over the Raptors at Air Canada Centre (Record 7-20).

Game 28, Saturday, December 19th versus Lakers- Nets begin a seven-game home stand with a loss to the NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers (Record 7-21).

Game 29, Wednesday, December 23rd versus Timberwolves- Nets beat the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves (Record 8-21).

Game 30, Saturday, December 26th versus Rockets- Nets lose a close game to the Houston Rockets (Record 8-22).

Game 31, Monday, December 28th versus Thunder- Nets get a home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder (Record 9-22).

Game 32, Wednesday, December 30th versus Knicks- Nets outscore the New York Knicks (Record 10-22).

Game 33, Saturday, January 2nd 2010 versus Cavaliers- Nets fall to the Cleveland Cavaliers (Record 10-23).

Game 34, Tuesday, January 5th versus Bucks- Nets close out a successful 4-3 home stand with a victory over the Milwaukee Bucks (Record 11-23).

Game 35, Wednesday, January 6th at Atlanta- Nets begin a short three-game road trip with a win over the Atlanta Hawks (Record 12-23).

Game 36, Friday, January 8th at New Orleans- Nets drop a road game to the Hornets (Record 12-24).

Game 37, Sunday, January 10th at San Antonio- Nets fall to the Spurs and lose another game to a Western Conference opponent (Record 12-25).

Game 38, Wednesday, January 13th versus Celtics- Nets drop a home game to the Boston Celtics and lose their second consecutive game to elite competition (Record 12-26).

Game 39, Friday, January 15th versus Pacers- Nets continue to struggle as they drop a home game to the Indiana Pacers (Record 12-27).

Game 40, Monday, January 18th at Los Angeles Clippers- Nets fall to the Clippers and lose their fifth consecutive game (Record 12-28).

Game 41, Wednesday, January 20th at Phoenix- Nets visit the Valley of the Sun and get burned by the Suns (Record 12-29).

Game 42, Friday, January 22nd at Golden State- Nets continue to struggle as they lose a road game to the Golden State Warriors (Record 12-30).

Game 43, Saturday, January 23rd at Utah- Nets get a quality win over the Utah Jazz to salvage the road trip (Record 13-30).

Game 44, Wednesday, January 27th versus Clippers- Nets beat the Los Angeles Clippers to open a four-game home stand (Record 14-30).

Game 45, Friday, January 29th versus Wizards- Nets defeat the Washington Wizards and pick up their third straight win (Record 15-30).

Game 46, Sunday, January 31st versus Sixers- Nets close the month of January with a home loss to the Philadelphia 76ers (Record 15-31).

Game 47, Tuesday, February 2nd versus Pistons- Nets lose to the Detroit Pistons to end a 2-2 home stand (Record 15-32).

Game 48, Wednesday, February 3rd at Toronto- Nets begin a four game road-trip with a loss to the Toronto Raptors (Record 15-33).

Game 49, Friday, February 5th at Boston- Nets fall to divisional rival Boston Celtics at the TD Garden (Record 15-34).

Game 50, Saturday, February 6th at Detroit- Nets defeat the Pistons and win the second half of a back-to-back (Record 16-34).

Game 51, Tuesday, February 9th at Cleveland- Nets drop another game to the Cavaliers (Record 16-35),

Game 52, Wednesday, February 10th versus Bucks- Nets go into the All-Star Break with a home loss to the Milwaukee Bucks (Record 16-36).

Game 53, Tuesday, February 16th at Charlotte- Nets begin the second half of the season with a loss to the Charlotte Bobcats (Record 16-37).

Game 54, Wednesday, February 17th versus Heat- Nets fall to the Miami Heat and drop the second game of a back-to-back (Record 16-38).

Game 55, Friday, February 19th versus Raptors- Nets get a home win over the Toronto Raptors at the Izod Center (Record 17-38).

Game 56, Sunday, February 21st versus Grizzlies- Nets win their second in a row by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies (Record 18-38)

Game 57, Tuesday, February 23rd versus Trail Blazers- Nets lose to the Portland Trail Blazers to close a 2-2 home stand (Record 18-39).

Game 58, Saturday, February 27th at Boston- Nets fall to the Celtics and lose the season series 0-4 (Record 18-40).

Game 59, Sunday, February 28th versus Wizards- Nets drop a home game to the Washington Wizards to end the month of February (Record 18-41).

Game 60, Wednesday, March 3rd versus Cavaliers- Nets fall to the Cleveland Cavaliers and lose their fourth straight game (Record 18-42).

Game 61, Friday, March 5th versus Magic- Nets continue to struggle as they fall to the Orlando Magic (Record 18-43).

Game 62, Saturday, March 6th at New York- Nets begin a five-game road trip with a win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden (Record 19-43).

Game 63, Monday, March 8th at Memphis- Nets defeat the Memphis Grizzlies and sweep the season series 2-0 (Record 20-43).

Game 64, Wednesday, March 10th at Dallas- Nets drop the middle game of the trip to the Mavericks (Record 20-44).

Game 65, Friday, March 12th at Oklahoma City- Nets lose a close game to the Thunder at the Ford Center (Record 20-45).

Game 66, Saturday, March 13th at Houston- Nets lose to the Rockets at the Toyota Center (Record 20-46).

Game 67, Tuesday, March 16th versus Hawks- Nets drop their fifth consecutive home game with a loss to the Atlanta Hawks (Record 20-47).

Game 68, Wednesday, March 17th at Philadelphia- Nets lose to the 76ers as they drop the second game of a back-to-back (Record 20-48).

Game 69, Saturday, March 20th versus Raptors- Nets begin a four-game home stand with a win over the Toronto Raptors (Record 21-48).

Game 70, Monday, March 22nd versus Heat- Nets drop another game to the Miami Heat and trail the series 0-3 (Record 21-49).

Game 71, Wednesday, March 24th versus Kings- Nets get a home win over the Sacramento Kings (Record 22-49).

Game 72, Friday, March 26th versus Pistons- Nets fall to the Detroit Pistons to close a 2-2 home stand (Record 22-50).

Game 73, Saturday, March 27th at Chicago- Nets drop a road game to the Bulls at the United Center (Record 22-51).

Game 74, Monday, March 29th versus Spurs- Nets lose to the San Antonio Spurs at the Izod Center (Record 22-52).

Game 75, Wednesday, March 31st versus Suns- Nets close March with a home win over the Phoenix Suns (Record 23-52).

Game 76, Saturday, April 3rd versus Hornets- Nets fall to the New Orleans Hornets (Record 23-53).

Game 77, Sunday, April 4th at Washington- Nets drop the second game of a back-to-back as they fall to the Washington Wizards (Record 23-54).

Game 78, Wednesday, April 7th at Milwaukee- Nets get a road win over the Bucks at the Bradley Center (Record 24-54).

Game 79, Friday, April 9th versus Bulls- Nets get a home win over the Chicago Bulls (Record 25-54).

Game 80, Saturday, April 10th at Indiana- Nets drop a home game to the Pacers (Record 25-55).

Game 81, Monday, April 12th versus Bobcats- Nets win their final home game of the season by defeating the Charlotte Bobcats (Record 26-55).

Game 82, Wednesday, April 14th at Miami- Nets close the season with a road win over the Miami Heat (Final Record 27-55).

Prediction: The 2009-2010 New Jersey Nets will win fewer than 30 games for the first time since 2000-2001 as they try to determine the strengths and weaknesses of their roster.

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Information from ESPN.com, HoopsHype.com, and NBA.com was used for this article.