After losing Vince Carter to an ankle injury Saturday night in Philadelphia, the Nets came up with their best defensive quarter of the season to come back and beat the Sixers by two. The game was close for most of the first half, but the Sixers took an eight-point lead into halftime. They were up by as many as 17 in the third quarter, but the Nets cut it down to 10 going into the fourth and down to one by holding the Sixers without a field goal for the final 10:38 and giving up only nine points over the last 16:16. The Nets missed multiple opportunities to tie it or take the lead before Brook Lopez put them up one with a follow dunk with 16 seconds to go. After a Louis Williams miss and a Jarvis Hayes free throw, Trenton Hassell and Devin Harris each blocked a Sixer shot to seal the victory. Lopez led the Nets with 24 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks. Lopez's 17 boards were the most by a Nets' center since Jamie Feick grabbed 25 in January 2000. Harris added 17 points and six assists. Carter turned his right ankle twice in the second half and finished with just seven points on 3-9 shooting. He said after the game he expects to play Tuesday vs. the Bucks. Bobby Simmons left the game in the second quarter with a lower abdominal strain.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights: Nets 85, 76ers 83 (Video) - NBA.com
- Lopez leads Nets past fading 76ers - Dan Gelston - AP
- Nets lose Carter, but win game over Philadelphia - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Struggling Nets still believe playoffs are possible - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets faced a different Sixers team this time around - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- That just happened. - jsams - Liberty Ballers
- Carter sprains ankle, but expects to play Tuesday - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- It was a pass ... and a win for the Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Lawrence Frank Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Brook Lopez Interview (Video) - Michelle Beadle - YES Network
- From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Post Game Plus (Video) - Nancy Newman - YES Network
- Nets take one from 76ers - Kevin Tatum - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Vince Carter hurt, Brook Lopez and Nets rally late to sink Sixers - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Stunning rally lifts Nets - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Carter and slur referee meet again - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets avoid folly in Philly - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets notes: Carter, Stafford clear the air - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Sixers lose aim as victory floats down the Brook - Caryl Kauffman - Delco Times
- McCaffery: Stefanski has judgment calls to make - Jack McCaffery - Delco Times
- Sixers turn frigid, blow lead and lose - Martin Frank - Cherry Hill Courier Post
- Sixers Notes: Dalembert continues consecutive game streak - Kevin Tatum - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Sixers go cold in fourth quarter - Tom Moore - Bucks County Courier-Times
- Block of the Night: Devin Harris (Video) - NBA.com
- Nightly Notable: Brook Lopez (Video) - NBA.com
- Photo Gallery: Nets 85, 76ers 83 - Jesse D. Garrabrant - NBA
- Sixers reflect on loss for all 'eternity' - Phil Jasner - Philadelphia Daily News