And on the 10th day, they'll rest. And the ninth, the eighth, seventh, sixth . . .

By completing their second straight series sweep last night, eliminating the Pistons in four straight, the Nets can clean out the garage, or do the things that millionaires do in their spare time, because they have 10 - count 'em, 10 - days off before the start of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, June 4, in a Texas city to be determined.

"Five or six days is long enough," said Byron Scott, who won his second conference title in his third season as a head coach. "Ten days is probably too much time. But it benefits you as far as rest is concerned and as far as preparation is concerned.