Nets Stay Alive with Comfortable Victory in Cleveland

The Nets hadn't won a game all year when they scored less than 85 points, but they did it Wednesday night in Cleveland, and just in time. A 30-point third quarter (where they led by as many as 22) gave them enough of a cushion to survive a six-point fourth (where Cleveland cut it to as little as nine) and they forced a Game 6 back at the Meadowlands Friday night. Jason Kidd led the way with 20 points and nine boards, as five Nets finished in double figures. The Cavs outrebounded the Nets 45-39, but they shot just 33 percent from the field. The 19 points scored by the two teams in the fourth is the lowest total in NBA history.

• Boxscore - NBA.com
• Nets 83, Cavaliers 72 - Tom Withers - AP
• Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
• Nets Hold On to Force Game 6 - Howard Beck - New York Times
• Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Mike Brown Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Kidd and Carter Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• LeBron James Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
• Jason Kidd Interview (Video) - Stephanie Ready - NBA.com (TNT)
• Sixth Sense - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
• Rough night for LeBron - David Waldstein - Star-Ledger
• Mission statement: Refuse to Lose - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
• Fred Carter on Nets-Cavs (Video) - NBA.com
• Nets have life - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• Nets believe series shifts - George M. Thomas - Akron Beacon-Journal
• Cavs can't cut down Nets - Brian Windhorst - Akron Beacon-Journal
• Nets have some verbal digs for Cavs - Brian Windhorst - Akron Beacon-Journal
• Lack of point guard hurts Cavs - Bud Shaw - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Cavaliers Corner Interviews (mp3) - Cleveland.com
• Kidd, Nets clobber Cavs - Branson Wright - Cleveland.com
• LeBron’s day - Todd Porter - Canton Registry
• LeBron doesn't like suspension of Suns, but says he understands - Mike Popovich - Canton Registry
• In Game 5 defeat, LeBron's mind on family concerns - Brian Windhorst - ESPN
• Cavs also take eyes off the prize - Drew Sharp - Detroit Free Press
• Cavs lay egg, give Jersey new life entering Game 6 - Mike Popovich - Canton Registry
• Teammates have to make shots LeBron creates for them - Bob Finnan - Willoughby News Herald
• Nets loosen noose - Bob Finnan - Willoughby News Herald
• Nets silence crowd, Cavs - Branson Wright - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Down but not out, the Nets play on - Larry Fleisher - SNY
• Nets chip away at Cavs' series lead with Game 5 win - Skip Wood - USA Today
• Kidd, Nets bring it on home - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
• Big Three crash Lebron's party - Mitch Lawrence - New York Daily News
• Lebron bangs knee but should play on - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
• Nets live to play another day - Al Iannazzone - The Record
• Mikki shrugs off goon charge - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• Cavaliers drop the ball in a big way - Doug Smith - Toronto Star
• Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers - Gregory Shamus - AFP
• NBA Assist of the Night: Vince Carter (Video) - NBA.com
• Nets notebook - Al Iannazzone - The Record
• Nachbar's trio of threes twirl Cavs - Jodie Valade - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
• Back to New Jersey - Joe Gabriele - Cavs.com
• Stay Of Execution - Joe - Joe Netsfan