Kidd Does it All as Nets Win Game 3

The Nets got back in the series with an 11-point victory at the Meadowlands Saturday night. Jason Kidd recorded his 11th career playoff triple-double with 23 points, 13 boards and 14 assists, and the Nets solved their rebounding problem, outboarding the Cavs 43-30 overall and 11-5 on the offensive end. The Nets started the game with a 15-4 run and led by as many as 12 early in the second quarter, but a 15-0 Cavs run got them back in the game by haltime. The Nets then opened it back up in the third, leading by as many as 15, but Cleveland closed to within four early in the fourth. The Nets then used an 8-0 run to take control for good. Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson each finished with 23 points, while LeBron James was held to just 18 on 5-of-16 from the field.

• Boxscore - NBA.com
• Kidd Does It All for Nets in Game 3 Win - Brian Mahoney - AP
• Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
• Back Home, the Nets’ All-Stars Return to Life - Howard Beck - New York Times
• Sensational Kidd sparks Nets to win over Cavaliers - Reuters
• Nets Defeat Cavaliers to Get Within 2-1 - Dan Bollerman - Bloomberg
• Killer instinct? Nets have it, LeBron's Cavs don't - Mike Freeman - CBS Sportsline
• Lack of rebounding effort costs Cavs - Terry Pluto - Akron Beacon-Journal
• Nets-Cavs Series Blog - John Schuhmann - NBA.com
• Haier Play of the Day: Mikki Moore (Video) - NBA.com
• Five Star: Richard Jefferson (Video) - NBA.com
• NBA Assist of the Night: Vince Carter (Video) - NBA.com
• Triple trouble - Bob Finnan - Willoughby News Herald
• Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Mike Brown Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Vince Carter Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• James and Hughes Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Charging Back - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
• Cavs' glass half-empty - David Waldstein - Star-Ledger
• Game 3 Recap - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
• Swamp surge - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• All a-board - Dan Martin - New York Post
• James numbers not fit for a king - Marc Berman - New York Post
• Bound to happen - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
• Dirty work earns Game 3 win - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
• Richard Jefferson Interview (Video) - Mark Jackson - YES Network
• VC helps thwart invading Cavaliers - Larry Fleisher - SNY
• Safety Nets - Brian Windhorst - ESPN
• Nets pass their boards, defeat Cavs - Al Iannazzone - The Record
• LeBron dishes when he should attack the hoop - Ian O'Connor - The Record
• Cavs let Nets back in - Brian Windhorst - Akron Beacon-Journal
• Different LeBron in Game 3 - Brian Windhorst - Akron Beacon-Journal
• Game 3 Snapshot - Akron Beacon-Journal
• No Kidding around - Branson Wright - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• A loss that was hard to watch - John Kuntz - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Just in time, Nets repair their faults - Mary Schmitt Boyer - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Why Nets' jerseys won't say Jersey - Shaun Powell - New York Newsday
• LeBron can't match his first trip to Jersey - Steve Politi - Star-Ledger
• Hughes fails passing test in the crunch - Bill Livingston - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Kidd you not: They're back! - Ken Berger - New York Newsday
• LeBron sees a lack of respect for Cavs - Ken Berger - New York Newsday
• Playoff Truths - Tony Mejia - CBS Sportsline
• Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers - Bill Kostroun - AP