Two days later, the Nets were above .500 for the first time (30–29) of the season after defeating the Grizzlies and winning their third straight game. On March 7, the Nets were defeated by the Celtics, ending their 3-game winning streak. The Nets would bounce back to win in a back-to-back against Sacramento and Toronto from March 9–10. To win three straight games once more, the Nets defeated the Heat on March 12, 96–95, due to a bad inbound pass by Chris Bosh. The Nets' winning streak would end against the Wizards on March 15. On March 17, the Nets defeated the Suns behind Williams' 28 points. To win their tenth straight home game, the Nets defeated the Bobcats on March 19, 104–99. On March 21, the Nets would defeat the Celtics in a blowout. On March 23, the Nets completed a season sweep of the Mavericks for the first time since the 1999–2000 season, by defeating them 107–104 in overtime. In overtime, the Nets would be defeated by the Pelicans on March 24, 104–109. Playing in their third straight overtime game, the Nets would lose 111–116, to the Bobcats on March 26. On March 28, the Nets defeated the Cavaliers. The Nets would end the month defeating the Timberwolves and tying a franchise-record 13-straight home games on March 30. With the month over, the Nets' record would be at 39–33. The Nets would end their 14-game losing streak versus the Rockets on April 1, extend their home game winning streak to 14, and clinch a playoff berth in the process. On the same day, Kidd was named the Coach of the Month for March, when he coached the team to have a 12–4 record in that month. The Nets would be defeated in a 29-point blowout against the Knicks on April 2. On April 4, the Nets won a franchise record of 15-consecutive home games following a 116–104 win over the Pistons. Brooklyn had defeated the 76ers on April 5, 105–101. The Nets completed a 4-game season sweep against the Heat on April 8, which would be the first time that a team would sweep the Heat during the Miami Big 3 (Chris Bosh, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade) era. The Nets would lose 111–115 to the Magic on April 9. On April 11, the Nets were defeated by the Hawks, 88–93. To avenge their earlier loss, the Nets defeated the Magic on April 13.