NEW YORK -- They have gone from disappointment to dominant, a team that was booed on its home floor and now rarely loses there. Tiger Williams Jersey . And pretty soon, the Brooklyn Nets will also be a playoff team. Pierce scored 22 points after another sensational start, and the Nets moved to the brink of a post-season spot by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-99 on Sunday for their franchise record-tying 13th straight home victory. "First part of the season was rough on us with injuries and everything that we went through, and it feels good," guard Deron Williams said. "It feels good to be able to turn it around." Pierce scored 16 in the first quarter, two nights after putting up 17 in the period, and didnt miss a shot in either. He couldnt keep it going after asking for a rest so he would stay fresh to defend Kevin Love, but the Nets had to plenty more to pull away. Joe Johnson added 19 points for the Nets, who were 10-21 when they reached the new year, but will clinch a playoff spot with either another win or a loss by the New York Knicks. A post-season berth was viewed as a sure thing when the Nets acquired Pierce and Kevin Garnett while assembling a team that would cost more than $180 million, but they struggled early and then lost leading scorer Brook Lopez to a season-ending foot injury. "I think a lot of teams with bad character, bad leadership in the locker room wouldve laid down a long time ago. Probably by Christmas wouldve been making summer plans," Pierce said. "But not this group." Andray Blatche had 14 points and three players finished with 13 for the Nets. Brooklyn equaled the longest home winning streak in the NBA this season and the best in the history of the franchise, done twice in 2002 when the Nets were still based in New Jersey. They have won 20 of their last 22 games at Barclays Center. Corey Brewer and Kevin Martin each scored 21 for the Timberwolves, who had won two in row and were coming off the highest-scoring game in the NBA this season, when they scored a franchise-record 143 points in a rout of the Lakers on Friday. But they had only 17 in the fourth quarter of this one as Brooklyn surged to the finish. Love finished with just 14 points and nine rebounds for the Wolves, shooting 5-of-14 and saying afterward he felt "exhausted" and was perhaps getting sick. "I couldnt find any energy in the second half and that was really it," Love said. The Nets led by one early in the fourth quarter, but got three 3-pointers from Alan Anderson in a 13-4 spurt that gave them a 98-88 lead with 6:51 remaining, and Pierce later added a 3 to make it a 13-point cushion. Brooklyn finished off a 12-4 March, matching the team record for victories in the month set in 2006 and hopes to have Kevin Garnett and Andrei Kirilenko back from injuries by the end of the upcoming week. Pierce, who scored 17 points in the first quarter Friday, had 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting by the time he checked out after 10 minutes to open this one. He is 10 for 10 from the field, 8 or 8 on 3-pointers, in 17 minutes over the last two first quarters, and this is the first time in his career that hes scored at least 16 in consecutive first quarters. The Nets led 30-27 after one and opened a 49-36 lead on Mirza Teletovics 3-pointer with 6:11 remaining in the second quarter. Minnesota whittled that down to 59-54 by the break. The Wolves charged out of the locker room with a 15-4 run to open a 69-63 lead a little under 4 minutes into the third quarter. But the Nets, who had rarely trailed in the second half during their streak, quickly regrouped behind Johnson and Shaun Livingston to move back in front and take an 85-82 lead to the fourth. NOTES: The Nets said before the game that Garnett, who has missed 16 straight games with back spasms, is hoping to play next weekend or during their trip to Florida on April 8 and 9. Kirilenko is targeting a mid-week return from a sprained left ankle. ... Johnson became the 15th active player with 17,000 career points. Pierce and Garnett have already done it. ... Oklahoma City also had 13 straight home wins from Nov. 3-Dec. 19. Bobby Baun Jersey . Its the games against the leagues struggling franchises that have proved to be an issue. Felix Potvin Jersey . -- LeBron James warned the Orlando Magic to stop double-teaming him and ignoring James Jones.Aaron Ramsey has revealed Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fancies Wales to surprise a few people at Euro 2016. Ramsey and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale are expected to spearhead the Welsh challenge in France as the Dragons contest their first major tournament in almost 60 years.Chris Colemans side open their Euro 2016 campaign against Slovakia in Bordeaux on Saturday, before facing England, followed by Russia. The manager [Wenger] was pleased for me that we qualified, said Ramsey.He said we could be pretty dangerous over there so hopefully that proves to be right. Hes a wise man. Ramsey has bleached his hair blonde for Euro 2016 Ramsey has been the odd man out in the past as Arsenal players head off for summer tournaments.But this time the 25-year-old midfielder has joined the Emirates exodus, and he revealed the banter has been flying in the Arsenal dressing room with Wales and England set to clash on June 16.Normally Im on holiday now, he said.When the campaign started and we got those couple of wins early on I kept winding the Arsenal boys up saying Ill see you in France. Ramseys Arsenal team-mate Jack Wilshere is in Roy Hodgsons England squad The way things were developing it was looking promising. To finally achieve it was great.To go in knowing I would actually be playing in the finals.....I can share that experience now with some of the players whove done it.I know what its like with other sports in the country, in the Six Nations the whole nation is there for you.I wouldnt say I was jealous of rugby, but I wanted to experience that same buzz they get from the block where thats all people talk about. Ramsey and Gareth Bale share a joke in training this week Ramsey knows Wales first objective is to qualify for the last 16 knockk-out stage, but cannot help but eye up the England clash in Lens which promises to be a special occasion. Garret Sparks Jersey. I think a win - three points - will probably get you through, maybe in third place, said Ramsey.But were determined to go there and not get rolled over.We want to make an impression ourselves and show people that we can rise to the occasion. Ramsey battling for the ball with Swedens Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a pre-tournament friendly A few players and members of staff didnt want England because of all that goes with it, but I was buzzing when their name came out.Perhaps because I play with a few of them, the banter came out really quickly. Watch Bale and the Wales squad in open training ahead of their Euro 2016 opener against Slovakia Im excited for it, but the first game is crucial for us.We need to get off to a good start and go into that one with full of confidence, because momentum can do a lot for teams. 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