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Mikhail Prokhorov

The New Jersey Nets swept the Toronto Raptors during their two game series in London, making history for playing the first NBA regular season game in Europe. The Nets also recieved their first division win for the season. The Nets took a commanding lead in the fourth quarter that gave them the dominating win during the first game of the series, the second game however was a completly different story.

Mikhail Prokhorov, the new owner of the New Jersey Nets and self-made Russian billionaire, spoke ambitiously about turning around the sinking team which loss 70 out of 82 games last season.  Taking media questions at the Four Seasons Hotel in Manhattan, he told reporters that he intends to get the Nets to the playoffs by next season and “turn Knicks fans into Nets fans.”