My mom and I wanted to watch one game of a sport, but didn't really know what was available or what we should see when in New York. It soon became apparent that the new team the Brooklyn Nets (New Jersey Nets before 2012) was the big team in Brooklyn. The team plays in the NBA and they have a completely new stadium; the Barclays Center. To be completely honest we weren't sure whether it was just a huge shopping center or a stadium. We decided last minute after having bought caps and jackets with their logo on, that we wanted to see their game against Chicago Bulls. There was only one slight problem. We were a bit late, and the cheapest tickets were over $100. The alternative was to be seated in the back of a Yankees game for $20. Ultimately we ended up with going to the Nets game, but not together. When we came to the box office the second time, we were told that there were only single tickets spread around. Also, the second cheapest ticket they had cost $155. I got the expensive one and mom got the less expensive one.
The stadium was small but very impressive. I was told later on that it was the darkest stadium in basketball, and that it was to keep the players focused, which I would consider a good thing. Brooklyn Nets were good in the first quarter of the match, and especially their star player Brook Lopez did very good. The funny thing about Basketball is how many points they score, compared to Football. Also it gets more and more exciting and less and less predictive as the match comes to an end. What I did not like about the mat h however, was all the pauses. In addition to the three pauses between the quarters, each team have several tourists which they enjoy using at the end of the match. In these pauses anything can happen: From dancing Brooklynettes, to BrooklyKnight shooting out T-shirts. BrooklyKnight is the team mascot which the Brooklyn Nets corrected with Marvel, resulting in an actual comic book from Marvel. The most exciting part about the entire match was the end. Chicago Bulls were ahead of Nets by 2 points, and there were 5 seconds left. Nets were.zone close to at least get a tie, but ultimately lost.
