Nets Take 3-1 Lead by Blowing Out Raptors

This one was over early. Halfway through the first quarter Sunday night at the Meadowlands, the Nets led by 10. By the end of the first, they were up 17. And it was 19 at halftime. Then, they really started to turn it on. The Nets started the third quarter on a 20-7 run to take their lead to 32 points. They led by as many as 33 and the entire fourth quarter was garbage time. They did it differently than they did in Game 3, though. On Friday, they scored 56 points in the paint. On Sunday, they did it from the perimeter, hitting a team playoff record 14 threes on 27 attempts. Vince Carter led all scorers with 27 points to go along with seven boards and seven assists. Jason Kidd finished two boards short of another triple-double without playing at all in the fourth, and Richard Jefferson added 23 points, with 16 coming in the third. The Nets will look to close out the series Tuesday in Toronto.

• Boxscore - NBA.com
• Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
• Nets Cruise Past Raptors to Grab 3-1 Lead in Series - Brian Mahoney - AP
• Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
• Richard Jefferson Interview (Video) - Mark Jackson - YES Network
• Vince Carter Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
• Run Into Extinction - Joe - Joe Netsfan
• Raptors on brink of elimination - Jeff Blair - Toronto Globe & Mail
• Hapless Raptors lay dino-sized egg - Michael Grange - Toronto Globe & Mail
• Holding Court: Game 4 - Scott Colbourne - Toronto Globe & Mail
• Nets make statement with 21-point win - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
• Mitchell remains positive - David Waldstein - Star-Ledger
• Lessons Learned In Game 4 Victory - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
• Postgame Press Conferences (Video) - NBA.com
• The Rout Stuff - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• Raptors play like impostors - Marc Berman - New York Post
• Three's make it 3-1 - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
• For real, Mitchell cranky - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
• Nets Get Healthy Boost From Kidd and Carter - John Eligon - New York Times
• Kidd's play puts Nets in command - Al Iannazzone - The Record
• Nets' Jefferson moves on up - Steve Adamek - The Record
• Nets notebook - Al Iannazzone - The Record
• Raptors fall apart - Doug Smith - Toronto Star
• Learning the hard way - Dave Feschuk - Toronto Star
• Game 4 Sights and Sounds - Toronto Star
• Not done tweaking lineup: Mitchell - Doug Smith & Dave Feschuk - Toronto Star
• Whacked in Jersey - Mike Ganter - Toronto Sun
• Raps need big guns firing - Steve Buffery - Toronto Sun
• Raptors are facing steep odds - Mike Ganter - Toronto Sun
• Ford in recovery mode - Steve Buffery - Toronto Sun
• The rap on Sam Mitchell - Adrian Wojnarowski - Yahoo! Sports
• Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors - Bill Kostroun - AP
• Raptors disintegrate under pressure as Nets triumph 102-81 - Bruce Arthur - National Post
• Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors - William Perlman - Star-Ledger