When the schedule makers put this match on the board in the off season, few people would have seen it as a critical game for the Nets, but New Jersey has been disappointing and New York a bit surprising. The Nets are only two games ahead of the Knicks in the Atlantic Division, but the game means more than that. A win would put the Nets within one game of .500, where they haven't been since November 24. Eddy Curry leads the Knicks with averages of 19.1 and 7.3.

• New Jersey Nets Game Notes - New Jersey Nets
• New York Knicks Game Notes - New York Knicks
• Borough Envy - Joe - Joe Netsfan
• Knicks Show Improvement, but Will It Save Thomas? - Howard Beck - New York Times
• Nets Insider: Nets Visit New York - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
• New Jersey (18-20) at New York (17-23) - Kate Heidlin - Yahoo! Sports
• Knicks: The Evil Empire - Dave D'Alessandro - The Sporting News
• Knicks-Nets notes: Improved Curry getting noticed - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
• Fired-up Knicks intent on taming abusive Nets - David Waldstein - Star-Ledger
• Atlantic gritty - Marc Berman - New York Post
• No free pass for Collins - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• Confident Curry center of attention - Marc Berman - New York Post
• Isiah wont 2nd guess Crawford shot choice - Marc Berman - New York Post
• Knicks find Nets on level court - Mitch Lawrence - New York Daily News
• Future is now for Thomas - Frank Isola - New York Daily News
• Fans speak out: playoffs would be great! - David Borofff - New York Daily News
• Off-Court Problems Aside, Kidd Stays in the Picture - John Hollinger - New York Sun
• Underdog role - Anthony Rieber - New York Newsday
• Nets-Knicks rivalry hotter - Al Iannazzone - The Record
• Isiah: not just a game - Steve Adamek - The Record
• The meaning of .500 in the East - Steve Popper - MSG
• Nets Insider: Nets Visit New York - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
• Nets-Knicks Preview (Video) - Julie Donaldson - SNY
• Knicks looking for greater success against Nets - Mike Dougherty - White Plains Journal News
• Who's the boss? Starbury or the Kidd? - Larry Fleisher - SNY
• Knicks starting five streaks/notes - MSG
• Head-to-head: Knicks vs. Nets - MSG
• Garden vs. Garden State - MSG
• Players who have worn both Knicks and Nets jerseys - MSG