Nets Falter Down Stretch, Cavs Go Up 3-1

Game 4 was tight throughout, and with a chance to tie the game in the final seconds, Vince Carter lost the ball out of bounds, giving the Cavs the victory and a commanding 3-1 lead in the series, with Game 5 in Cleveland Wednesday night. The Nets shot an attrocious 27-75 (36 percent)from the field for the night. Mikki Moore scored a career-high 25 points on 11-of-14, but Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson and Carter combined to shoot just 11-for-48.

• Boxscore - NBA.com
• Cavs’ Defense Stifles Nets’ Big Three in Game 4 Win - Brian Mahoney - AP
• Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
• Poor Shooting Night Puts Nets’ Backs to the Wall - Howard Beck - New York Times
• Nets floored by Cavaliers - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
• Game 4 Recap - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
• Kidd and Carter Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Mike Brown Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• James and Hughes Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Stolen Moment - Joe - Joe Netsfan
• Nets Drop Key Game Four - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
• Snow, Hughes, Cavs steal one - Branson Wright - Cleveland Plain Dealer
• Nets fall behind 3-1 as Carter can't get off last shot - Brian Windhorst - ESPN
• Nets-Cavs Series Blog - John Schuhmann - NBA.com
• Brick by brick, Nets near brink - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• Hole lotta confidence despite loss - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• Err Vince sinks Nets - Dan Martin - New York Post
• King's men - Mates cover for James' late misfires - Marc Berman - New York Post
• Out of bounds - on the brink - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
• Lebron glad bricks don't haunt Cavs - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
• Nets fail to take a shot at making a series of it - Al Iannazzone - The Record
• LeBron sets tone in third - Steve Adamek - The Record
• Nets notebook - Al Iannazzone - The Record
• Game 4 Snapshot - Brian Windhorst - Akron Beacon-Journal
• Big Three Fail To Deliver When It Matters Most - John Hollinger - New York Sun
• Chance to even series goes up in puff of smoke - Stephen Edelson - Asbury Park Press
• Cavs clamp down to win - Brian Windhorst - Akron Beacon-Journal
• Cavaliers tough it out with defense - Terry Pluto - Akron Beacon-Journal
• Misfiring Big Three leave Nets on brink - Ken Berger - New York Newsday
• Cavs add some body to hair-raising game - Bill Livingston - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Brown remembers first seeing James - Branson Wright - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Nets' firework display needs plenty of work - Mary Schmitt Boyer - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Push comes to shove - Bob Finnan - Willoughby News Herald
• How he learned his ABC's - Bob Finnan - Willoughby News Herald
• Misfiring Big Three leave Nets on brink - Ken Berger - New York Newsday
• Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers - Bill Kostroun & Mel Evans - AP
• Top 10 Playoff Truths - Tony Mejia - CBS Sportsline
• Haier Play of the Day: Lebron James (Video) - NBA.com
• Block of the Night: Drew Gooden (Video) - NBA.com
• Cavs-Nets - Game 4 thoughts - Jake Appleman - SLAM