The Nets are back at .500 after falling to the Heat, 106-103, at the IZOD Center Saturday night. The game was close throughout and both teams shot well in the first half, but the Heat led by six at the break. The Nets took the lead briefly early in the fourth and briefly again with just over two minutes to go, but couldn't stop Dwyane Wade down the stretch and a Udonis Haslem jumper sealed the game with 14.7 seconds left. Wade led all scorers with 41 points and the Heat shot 51 percent as a team. After scoring 75 points on 25-43 shooting vs. Dallas, Devin Harris and Vince Carter finished with 21 points apiece for the Nets, but shot just 10-29 from the field. Brook Lopez was the high man for the Nets, finishing with 22 points, 13 boards and five blocks. It was the first time a Nets rookie had a 20-10-5 game since Derrick Coleman achieved the trick 18 years ago. Lopez is now averaging 10 points a game and for the first time this season, the Nets have four players with double-digit scoring averages: Carter, Harris, Lopez and Yi Jianlian. Jarvis Hayes suffered a mild concussion during a collision with Joel Anthony in the fourth quarter and couldn't return to the game. Neither Sean Willliams nor Bobby Simmons was available. Williams was home sick and Simmons was sidelined by two shoulder bruises.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Wade scores 43 points, Heat beat Nets 106-103 - AP
- Game Highlights: Heat 106, Nets 103 (Video) - NBA.com
- Dwyane Wade matches season high with 43 points in Heat's 106-103 win over Nets - Chris Perkins - Palm Beach Post
- Dwyane nets 43 to drop Jersey in fourth - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Heat 106, Nets 103 - Ira Winderman - South Florida Sun-Sentinel Blog
- Heat 106, Nets 103 - Chris Perkins - Inside the Heat
- Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets, 106-103 - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Hayes' return gives New Jersey Nets big boost - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets' Lopez has career night - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Heat’s Beasley Is Still Finding His Footing in Fast-Paced N.B.A. - Jonathan Abrams - New York Times
- Dwyane Wade's 43 help Heat burn Nets - Mitch Abramson - New York Daily News
- Post Game Plus (Video) - Bob Lorenz
- From the Booth (Video) - Chris Carrino & Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Brook Lopez Interview (Video) - Michelle Beadle - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Wade wallops Nets - Steve Popper - The Record
- Wade does it again, drains 43 to overwhelm Nets - Ira Winderman - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Harris Play Jumps Out - Ira Winderman - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Wade dazzles again as Miami Heat edges Nets - Michael Wallace - Miami Herald
- Spoelstra not concerned about Shawn Marion's numbers - Michael Wallace - Miami Heat
- Photo Gallery: Heat 106, Nets 103 - Bill Kostroun - AP