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Nets help tanking cause with loss to Pacers — but defeats have taken toll on Nic Claxton

Nypost · 🇮🇳 public India · · 496 words · By Brian Lewis
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What to know about Nets help tanking cause with loss to Pacers — but defeats have taken toll on Nic Claxton

Two years of tanking have taken a mental toll on the Nets.

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What happened

Two years of tanking have taken a mental toll on the Nets.

Why it matters

Nic Claxton is convinced it’ll be over next season, and he’s happy about that.

Common ground

“It wasn’t always easy, honestly with the lineup changes, with playing with a lot of younger guys at this stage of my career,” Claxton admitted before the Nets’ 123-94 loss to the Pacers on Thursday night at Barclays Center.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Claxton is likely to end the season averaging 11.7 points and 6.9 rebounds.”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute projected season averages for Nic Claxton.
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Claim 2: “Ben Saraf contributed 19 points, six assists, and five rebounds in the game.”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute Ben Saraf's stats in the game against the Pacers.
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Claim 3: “Nic Claxton, Noah Clowney, Egor Demin, Terance Mann, Josh Minnott, Michael Porter Jr., Day’Ron Sharpe, Nolan Traore, Ziaire Williams, and Danny Wolf were all out of the game.”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the absence of multiple players from the Nets' game against the Pacers.
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Claim 4: “Brooklyn’s loss to Indiana moved them a game clear of the idle Jazz and Kings, tied for fourth in the lottery odds.”
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Wikipedia entries reference historical seasons and future drafts but do not mention the Nets' current lottery odds or their loss to the Pacers.
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Claim 5: “Losses in their last two games (Milwaukee and Toronto) would guarantee top-three lottery odds and prevent falling below seventh in the draft.”
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Wikipedia entries discuss past seasons and unrelated teams (e.g., Raptors) but do not address the Nets' draft odds or their losses to the Bucks/Raptors.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2013–14 Brooklyn Nets season was 47th season of the franchise, its 38th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its second season playing in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. After …
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Claim 6: “The Nets have a 20-60 record.”
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Claim 7: “EJ Liddell led the Nets with 26 points in the game against the Pacers.”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute EJ Liddell's 26-point performance against the Pacers.
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Claim 8: “Nic Claxton missed his third straight game with a sprained right fifth finger.”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute Nic Claxton's injury status or absence from games.
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