Nets Win Thriller to Finish Off Raptors

It wasn't pretty and it didn't come easy, but the Nets defeated the Raptors in a thrilling Game 6 at the Meadowlands Friday night. Richard Jefferson scored the winning basket with 8.3 seconds on the clock and then stole a pass intended for Chris Bosh on the other end as time ran out to secure the victory. The game was tight from start to finish with the Nets taking control with a 32-point third quarter. But Toronto hung tough and took the lead on a Bosh jumper with 47 seconds to go. After a pair of misses from Vince Carter and Bosh, Lawrence Frank called RJ's number with 12.8 seconds to go in the game. He took the ball on the right wing, drove baseline, and when Bosh cut him off, he spun back to the hoop and layed it in. After a Raptors time out, RJ came up big again by stealing the Jose Calderon's pass to Bosh. RJ led all scorers with 24 points for the night, getting to the line 12 times. Jason Kidd finished with 18 points, 15 assists and eight boards, which gave him a triple-double average for the series. Vince Carter and Boki Nachbar pitched in 21 and 15 points respectively. On the other end, Bosh shot just 8-of-22, but the point guard combo of Calderon and T.J. Ford combined for 33 points on 13-of-22.

• Boxscore - NBA.com
• Nets Edge Raptors, Advance to Second Round - Brian Mahoney - AP
• Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
• Nets-Raptors Series Blog - John Schuhmann & Maurice Brooks - NBA.com
• RJ's Game Winner (Video) - NBA.com
• Steal of the Night -- Richard Jefferson (Video) - NBA.com
• Haier Play of the Day: Kidd to RJ (Video) - NBA.com
• Postgame Press Conferences (Video) - NBA.com
• Nets Advance and Adjust Their Travel Plans - John Eligon - New York Times
• Kidd Tips Cap to Warriors and Hopes to Match Them - John Eligon - New York Times
• Vince Carter & Mikki Moore Interview (Video) - Mark Jackson - YES Network
• Lawrence Frank Interview (Video) - Michelle Beadle - YES Network
• From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Mark Jackson - YES Network
• Jefferson, Nets, Win Series - Jon Lane - YES Network
• Final play wasn't total Vinsanity - Chris Sheridan - ESPN
• Frank shows his value to the team yet again - Steve Politi - Star-Ledger
• That's a Rap - David Naylor - Toronto Globe and Mail
• Carter plays role of villain once again - Michael Grange - Toronto Globe and Mail
• Holding Court: Game 6 - Scott Colbourne - Toronto Globe and Mail
• King Richard - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
• King Richard - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• RJ leads way to Cleveland - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
• Vince buries demons without shot - Mitch Lawrence - New York Daily News
• Nets bounce Toronto, get Cavaliers next - Ken Berger - New York Newsday
• Nets survive to defeat the Raptors - Al Iannazzone - The Record
• One last painful lesson was learned - Bruce Arthur - National Post
• Raptors get left behind - Matthew Sekeres - National Post
• Fuhgeddaboudit! - Doug Smith - Toronto Star
• Bright future for Raps - Dave Feschuk - Toronto Star
• Gutsy guards gave Raps a fighting chance to win - Doug Smith - Toronto Star
• Mitchell isn't ready to talk about future with the Raptors - Doug Smith - Toronto Star
• The one that got away - Dave Perkins - Toronto Star
• Raptors deep-sixed - Mike Ganter - Toronto Sun
• Heads can be held high - Steve Simmons - Toronto Sun
• Carter gets revenge on the Raptors - Steve Adamek - The Record
• Nets Close Out Raptors - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
• Nets notebook - Al Iannazzone & Ian O'Connor - The Record
• Too little, too late for Toronto - Steve Kerr - Yahoo! Sports
• Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors - Bill Kostroun - AP
• Don't Know Blogs, But I Know Love Hoops - Rick Kamla - NBA.com
• Nets Win Thriller, Advance to Cleveland - Matt McQueeny - New Jersey Nets