Wizards Blow By Nets in Second Half

If NBA contests lasted just 24 minutes, Sunday's game in Washington would have been an encouraging win for the Nets. But they don't, and it wasn't. As usual, the Nets fell behind by double-digits early, but they picked up their defensive intensity and used a 23-5 run to take an 11-point lead midway through the second quarter. They held the Wizards to just 15 points in the period, led by six at the break, and were up seven midway through the third when they remembered what kind of team they were this season, and the Wizards closed the quarter on a 22-9 run to take control. Then all hope was lost when the Nets scored just five points in the first 5:43 of the fourth. For the game, the Nets outshot the Wizards from the field and from downtown, but they committed 18 turnovers and got to the line just 16 times, while Washington converted 34 of their 36 trips to the stripe. Vince Carter led all scorers with 30 points and Jason Kidd recorded his fifth triple-double of the season, but Richard Jefferson scored just nine points on 4-of-12 from the field.
- Boxscore - ESPN
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Kidd gets another triple-double, but Wizards get by Nets - AP
- Lawrence Frank Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Courtside Chatter (Video) - Chris Carrino & Mark Jackson - YES Network
- Post Game Plus (Video) - YES Network
- Wizards were mentally and physically tougher - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Nets find way to fall - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Wizards-Nets Recap - Washington Wizards
- Wizards Finally Take Down The Nets - Ivan Carter - Washington Post
- Butler, Wizards finish strong - John N. Mitchell - Washington Times
- Wasted effort vs. Wizards - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets can't beat Wizards - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Nets fall to Wizards, 104-89 - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Assist of the Night: Jason Kidd (Video) - NBA.com
- Dunk of the Night: DeShawn Stevenson (Video) - NBA.com
- Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Washington Wizards - Nick Wass - AP
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VC, Boki, Kidd came to play tonight. RJ head was stuck up his hind part the whole evening.
Where’s Sean?
by kinney on Dec 9, 2007 9:51 PM EST reply actions
Another wasted triple double for Kidd. Carter led all scorers, but we’re now 1-4 when Carter is the leading scorer. But it wasn’t Carter’s fault so yea.
I think it’s better if this team is down by halftime. At least the final score won’t be as bad considering they always fight back and keep it close in the end when their down at halftime.
by kevin on Dec 9, 2007 9:52 PM EST reply actions
Dang Kevin. What do you have against Carter? The man has been playing good basketball even I can admit that. He has 62 pts in the last two games.
Kidd turned the ball over too much tonight.
by MJT on Dec 9, 2007 10:11 PM EST reply actions
@Kinney
rotfl………..Jefferson was totally lost. Maybe that’s why he was awful tonight because of him having to play the game with his head up his *.
by MJT on Dec 9, 2007 10:14 PM EST reply actions
We have no big men.
We have no inside interior defense. This team should start Sean Williams every game. Boone and Collins are not ready for the big league. Atleast Sean can rebound and block shots.
by OH..NO on Dec 9, 2007 10:20 PM EST reply actions
All i can say is that frank lost this one. he thought that playing boone as your only big man defending the paint would of been enough to win the game.thats wrong. the wiz killed the nets on second and third chance opportunity the whole second half. they couldnt rebound for squat. the wiz was getting whatever they wanted in there they destroyed the paint in the second half…and thats game.what do you excpect when boone is your only big man. where was magloire and swill. also carter was on fire in the third. when he came back in the fourth they stop going through him for the longest stretch. they were running plays with him standing in the corner for almost the whole fourth. by then, cause of their awful defense rebounding and offense it was way too late to muster any sort of comeback. what happened to rj tonight…should’ve never opnened his big mouth before the game.teams are starting to scout him differently. he couldnt do nothing of the double team except turn the ball over.teams are gonna start playing him like that so he better get his ball handling and passing skills up to par. frank said after the memphis game that they should play their style to win anywhere…so what happened tonight…whats their style…whats their identity…its a joke… i mean come on, boone playing as your anchor in the paint along four smalls with him…frank kept the same lineup in the third even though it was obviously the wrong one. this team with their talent should not be like this…and when it comes to that point, a coaching change must happen.i thought they played hard but their gameplan was set for them to lose from the get go. if carter gets 30 and kidd a triple double they should never loose, thats what happened last year at least when it was just both of them nad nothing else. no excuse they shouldve of won this game, plain and simple. right now they are just about pathetic. fire frank have hill coach as interim base and bring marc jackson as an assistant to take over head coach. way too underachieving.
kevin i guess since they lost its carter’s fault right.
getting 30 pts off 17 shots is way too much isnt.
by mina on Dec 9, 2007 10:36 PM EST reply actions
This is the most fragile NBA team ever assembled. One punch to the chest and they are down for the count. Polar opposite of the Pistons.
by Glass Tiger on Dec 9, 2007 10:45 PM EST reply actions
Carter has not been talking and he ’s been playing well. He is unsefish and has been saying that he believes in the team and has remained optimistic while RJ and Kidd have taken turns ripping the team or the coach. Kidd had a TD and played well..but he did have too many TOs and RJ just had a bad game(it happens) and the nets are just too fragile and honestly beside their big three everyone is way too inconsistant. Coach Frank continues to make some decisions that are mind boggling
by Lu on Dec 9, 2007 10:54 PM EST reply actions
by 732_Franchise on Dec 9, 2007 10:56 PM EST reply actions
mina,
Could not agree more. Instead of taking advantage and exploring the Wiz weak center and overpowering the paint by bringing Magloire and SWill, the coach plays with just Boone. Does not make sense at all….Frank needs to take responsibility and answer some questions…….
by nikolay on Dec 9, 2007 10:57 PM EST reply actions
I agree with you Ray.. Also i like mina,s comment .. I have question when N Krstic will come back NEXT SEASON? When Jkidd will be traded ? I think thats the only thing they can do or trade RJ collins Boone for J.Oneal i dont see any other option this team is lost and i dont think that they strugling they playing as much as capable they are Triple duble from Jkidd 15 From Nacbar 30 carter , u going to say RJ didnt score thats how it was for the last two years when VC score RJ sleeps when RJ scores Vc dreans on the corner of the 3 point line .. ITS EMBARASING ..I hope they are going to do any trade and i think no matter how good Jkidd is he dont deserve 13-15 milions (its my opinion) i think he can play this season and next and its over for him.. Where was Sean W tonight ? Is LF on drugs or he wants Trade too hahaha Is he getting to much advices from B.Hill Lol .. How can u play Two pguards the same time and one big man .. Imagine this :
Gill , Armstrong , Rj, Boone , wright .. ncncnn WHO is going to score LF? After this im going to ask ITS THE COACHING STAFF PROBLEM HERE OR THE PLAYERS?
by tossi on Dec 9, 2007 11:07 PM EST reply actions
@ MJT and Mina
Did you miss the part when I said “But it wasn’t Carter’s fault so yea.” I guess you two did. Every single time I comment, you guys miss parts of what I said, making me the bad guy. Read everything I say and then comment back to me!!!
by kevin on Dec 9, 2007 11:11 PM EST reply actions
Oh I fogot, this goes to Lu. Everyone has a problem when Kidd and RJ go after the coach, WHICH I MAY ADD THEY HAVEN’T!!! But when you guys go after the coach, then everyones happy. MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MINDS!!!
by kevin on Dec 9, 2007 11:14 PM EST reply actions
@ kevin
The problem is that their saying to the media which is not necessary. They need to keep that in house because it just distracts from everything and makes the team even more fragile. They have the talent to do well so they just need to prove it.
by Lu on Dec 9, 2007 11:23 PM EST reply actions
kevin that comment of 1-4 when carter leads all scorers is absolutly ireelevent ..sorry its the truth
by mina on Dec 9, 2007 11:36 PM EST reply actions
i have lost my faith in collins and defending him because he didn’t help us at all today on defense and offense. he couldn’t stop HAYWOOD?!!!! comeon collins . not to put all the blame on him but he’s in the game for his defense but i didnt see any…….. this starting lineup has to go RIGHT NOW we have won one game with this starting 5 and that was against the CAVS without lebron and we sucked to start that game. We have to start williams and magloire like we did before against the heat. we looked good with them but frank got rid of this lineup because we got blown out against the jazz well we didnt have vince so lets see how this lineup DOES!!!!!!!! i thought we looked good the second quarter with darrell vince boki antoine and boone we were killin it but frank took darrell out and kidd came in and didnt play good D! not to blame frank for that move but i would of kept the good lineup in. oh and a big momentum change was when carter picked up that foul at the end of the 3rd i knew we were screwed after that because he put GILL in and we had a terrible lineup with one scorer jefferson who was off the whole game i dont know what frank was thinking
by Ben on Dec 9, 2007 11:54 PM EST reply actions
Frank makes the same mistakes almost every game.
He starts Collins, and yanks Allen early, replacing him w/ a small.
Then we get one shot and done. No rebounds. One shot and run – back down court so the other team can score.
Also why didn’t Sean play tonight?
by NetKnic on Dec 9, 2007 11:55 PM EST reply actions
i think the best thing that they should do is :
Trade RJ,Krstic.Collins.Gill for J Oneal if its going to work , and Change the coaching staff and get mark Jakson as a head coach .. if they cant get a good pice for kidd make this offer to indiana .. who agrees?
by tossi on Dec 9, 2007 11:59 PM EST reply actions
@ kevin :
The reason most people are “happy” as you say, when somebody goes after the coach, is simply because he’s making a lot of wrong moves.
You have a lot of respect for him, and believe it or not, so do I. But the difference is, I’m not blind to how he’s coaching.
I can put my personal feelings and emotions aside, and look at his coaching objectively. But, I can tell by your outburst that you cannot do the same.
Face it, these are wrong moves:
-constantly starting Collins
-not giving enough minutes to SWilliams
-running the offense thru RJ. As a result, by the 4th, he gets less rebs, gets beat more often on defense, doesn’t run as fast on the breaks.
-benching Allen early. He had been shooting close to 70% & pulling 9 rebs a game. As a ‘thank you’, Frank CUT his minutes to 18 last game, and only 11 tonight. Why? It just doesn’t make sense.
-constantly playing a defense that tries to help inside, while slacking too far off the outside shooters. Hasn’t he noticed by now that those teams are nailing their jumpers.
-doesn’t make team crash the boards on offense. Everyone stays on the perimeter except for the Center. Why? We take one shot and run back down court, while the other team grabs the rebound from Collins.
All these mistakes cost the Nets game after game.
I like Frank too, but I also like the Nets, and I hate to see them have to lose night after night because of the stubborness of one man.
by NetKnic on Dec 10, 2007 12:17 AM EST reply actions
im speechless now dont know why the nets lose this one…
by daft on Dec 10, 2007 1:22 AM EST reply actions
Loosing this game was like ….doing it on purpose….you can`t blame the starting lineup…..this time Boki Jkidd were good VC killed them
Can someone tell me why a guy who comes in the fourth with 28 (VC) has no isolation plays and pick and rolls… He had 2 points and that is the reason we lost…Not enough plays ran for him ….He was ****** hot and they didn`t get him the ball….why?
And NO the reason wasn`t double teaming him…he made shots despite that…. Why LFrank ?
I can`t remember but at some point he took JKidd and the hot VC out at the same time and let RJ in alone creating>
We all know that RJ can`t handle this alone he isn`t a go to guy …he creates when VC is double teamed.It`s strange.
by notgood4u on Dec 10, 2007 4:07 AM EST reply actions
I don`t know guys….IS it that bad?
VC is slowly getting to 25 a game (nothing new)He is starting to get consistant and a LEADER
RJ is playing awesome
Kidd is making triple-doubles like that….He is good
Are the rest that BAD?What is happening?Changes!!! Please god changes are needed here!!!!
by notgood4u on Dec 10, 2007 4:12 AM EST reply actions
Does anybody know what SWilliams did not play?
by BWoosley on Dec 10, 2007 8:25 AM EST reply actions
Minus 9 in Turnovers, leading to a 14 points-off-turnover differential. Lost by 15.
Negative 20 point differential in FT. Twice fouled a three point shooter. Twice. In one game.
Collins, Allen, Magloire and Boone: 52 minutes, 10 points.
Darius Songalia: 15 minutes, 11 points.
Darius Songalia.
by Mt57 on Dec 10, 2007 8:32 AM EST reply actions
This team looks like its hurting to find itself.With evey loss the team is closer to being rebuilt.I wish when marcus and kritic comes back the nets do get better but kidd thinks enough is enough which i dont blame him look at the team other than the big 3 and sean w its depressing to look at.Everyone said when vc was out inj that was the fault but i said that should not matter for a team to find a winning way.Team seems to be playing like if they dont care what happens to its season this year.And all this trade talk IS Affecting the team.Its time for boki to step up and where Antoine is he living?Cmon Nets your better than that -marc jackson
by bark less on Dec 10, 2007 8:45 AM EST reply actions
Tossi,I’d rather have Kenny Smith as the coach. He is NOT a hater like Mark Jackson. I’m a lil’ weary of backstabbers like Mark Jackson.
I know I’m only a few here that still believe in Lawerence Frank.
by OH..NO on Dec 10, 2007 8:57 AM EST reply actions
You guys must admit that Carter still get the ball more than Jefferson. Carter were injured that’s why the offense was flowing thru Jefferson. Since Carter been back look at his stat going back thru the roof.
by OH..NO on Dec 10, 2007 9:03 AM EST reply actions
Frank needs to ride the hot hand for once. Boki’s playing out of his mind and Frank takes him out.
Why isn’t RJ rebounding? He should be our leading rebounder, and he isn’t rebounding at all.
by Dominic on Dec 10, 2007 10:13 AM EST reply actions
Nachbar came out because of foul trouble. He had just picked up his fourth on that horrible “clear path” call and he was clearly upset. Frank was right to sit him down until he got his mind back in the right place.
RJ has never been a big rebounder. He is the designated finisher because VC has never been a big “get out and run” guy.
by Mt57 on Dec 10, 2007 11:50 AM EST reply actions
Pathetic! Once again the best player on the floor is not a Net. Their defensive schemes are suspect as they can never stop a hot player – in fact they seem to leave the hot player more open!
by geo on Dec 10, 2007 12:00 PM EST reply actions
I went to the game was sitting next to the nets bench and I was pissed on how frank did the subs. I the they should start allen, mags and s williams any of the 2. The subs he put in are dumb and for the 100th time collins the human building does not give the nets anything he should be wavied that’s how bad he is and I don’t care what anyone says to prove me wrong. I really think frank needs to go he is just dumb as hell. I was screaming put sean in the game we need his energy but that was not helping he just does not know how to sub or start the right players fire frank plz. No way in hell sean should of not played in that game he should of been at least on when we had the good lead.
by dre on Dec 10, 2007 2:11 PM EST reply actions
I dont understand how RJ can call out the team, and then play so ****ty. Please step it up, we are all entitled to a bad game just no after what you said. O and Kidd when we need to score don’t risk the pass, you had a couple of chances to get an easy score, but your stupid * teammates will not step into the pass. It’s like they are so used to being spoon fed.
by jerrod on Dec 10, 2007 3:05 PM EST reply actions
Boki should not have been at the 4, RJ played *ty. Put Boki at the 3, because he was on fire, and play SEAN you **ing retarded excuse for a coach. AND BOONE don’t event get me started on him. Do you hate Maglorie or what. By the way when Gill came in the game that lead swelled faster than you can type MISSISSIPPI three times.
by jerrod on Dec 10, 2007 3:17 PM EST reply actions

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