The Nets used balanced scoring and solid defense to beat the Celtics, who were without Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, at IZOD Center Tuesday night. Five Nets finished in double figures, led by Boki Nachbar with 15. Antoine Wright hit six of his eight shots, finishing with 14 points, four boards and four assists, and Mateen Cleaves caught fire late, helping to put the game away with 10 fourth-quarter points. Nenad Krstic played 20 minutes, scoring six points on 3-of-9 from the floor. Before the game, Jason Kidd got a workout in.

• Boxscore - NBA.com
• Nets Breeze Past Celtics as Big Three Sits - AP
• Kidd Update and some Pre-Game stuff - Fred Kerber - New York Post Blog
• Jason Kidd talks about the health of his knees (Video) - SNY
• Loaded Celtics deflect the preseason hype onto Nets - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
• Celts say don't look past Nets - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• Jason Kidd takes floor before game, tests injured back - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
• Physical play pushed limits - Marc J. Spears - Boston Globe
• SI jinx? Maybe so after loss - Mark Murphy - Boston Herald
• NBA looks at Pierce - Mark Murphy - Boston Herald
• Steal of the Night: Vince Carter (Video) - NBA.com
• Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Boston Celtics - Bill Kostroun - AP
• Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
• More Work Needed - Al Iannazzone - In the 'Zzone