With a three-day break after this game, the Nets hope to have both ready to play.

With 17 games remaining in the regular season, the Nets hope never to look back.

By then, the Nets hope to have signed a center.

The Nets are hoping that their fortunes improve during the test.

In a couple of years, the Nets hope others will be saying the same about their new home.

The Nets (38-18) were hoping to win seven consecutive games for the first time since 1983-84.

The Nets are still hoping to see how the rest of their newer players fit in.

The Nets hope they have given him plenty to remember them by.

Should they get there, the Nets certainly would hope for more raucous support.

The Nets hope each player's desire to win will quell any problems.