Sports

Nets Come Home For Final Tilt Against Bulls

Barclays Center to host first Game 7 in arena's history.

This article was posted by Robert Myers. It was written by Matthew Hampton.

The Brooklyn Nets will play in the Barclays Center Saturday night with their backs to the wall, as the Chicago Bulls come to town for the decisive game in their first-round playoff series. 

After falling behind three games to one against Chicago in a triple overtime loss last weekend, the Nets battled back, winning two in a row and forcing the series back to Brooklyn.

The game will tip off Saturday night at 8 p.m. in the Barclays Center.

The reward for the winner? A second-round series against the defending champion Miami Heat, who have been licking their chops for nearly a week after sweeping the hapless Milwaukee Bucks out of the playoffs.

Bulls' center Joakim Noah made a bold prediction Thursday night, according to published reports, saying his team would pick up a road victory at Atlantic and Flatbush despite Chicago's injured bench and what's expected to be a raucous crowd. 

Do you have tickets to game seven? Are you planning on watching nearby to celebrate a win? Let us know in the comments.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Windsor Terrace-Kensington