Third Quarter is the Difference as Raptors Take Care of Nets

by NetsDaily on Mar 20, 2010 9:55 PM EDT in Game Recaps Comment 14 comments

The Nets completed their Atlantic Division schedule against Toronto at the Izod Center on Saturday night. And they did it with the fewest division wins (three) they've had since they came to the NBA. They led the struggling Raptors by three at halftime, but Toronto outscored them 32-19 in the third quarter to turn the game around. The Raptors led by as many as 14 points in the fourth before cruising to a 10-point win. Chris Bosh scored 15 of his game-high 36 points in that third quarter. Devin Harris led the Nets with 22 points and seven assists, but his team shot just 40 percent from the field.

In his first game since missing six games with an ankle injury, Yi Jianlian had 9 points, 5 rebounds and two blocks. Brook Lopez had his best offensive game in a week, putting up 18, 13 and 5 while Terrence Williams continued his strong play. He had 13, 8 and 4, near what's been averaging over the last 10.

Boxscore - NBA.com
Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
Bosh has 36 points, Raptors hand Nets loss No. 62 - Tom Canavan - AP
Chris Douglas-Roberts still trying hard for Nets - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
Game 69 Recap: Raptors 100, Nets 90 - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
Post Game Plus (Video) - Chris Shearn - YES Network
Kiki Vandeweghe Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
Devin Harris Interview (Video) - YES Network
Nets get injured players back but still lose - Tim Leonard - The Record
Yi, Nets no match for Bosh - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
Ka-Bosh! Raptors slap Nets with 62nd loss - Fred Kerber - New York Post
Odd observations from Nets' 62nd Loss - Chris Sheridan - ESPN
Bosh pops for 36, helps Raptors to crucial win over Nets - Bob Considine - NBA.com
Bosh's value tainted by Raptors' defensive issues - John Schuhmann - NBA.com
Bosh too much for Nets to handle (with Audio) - Gregory Hrinya - Examiner
Thank goodness for the Nets - Dave Feschuk - Toronto Star
Thanks, Raps needed that - Mike Ganter - Toronto Sun
Tough tradeoff for Humphries - Mike Ganter - Toronto Sun
NBA Game Summary - Toronto at New Jersey - Canoe
Nets Can't Contain Bosh - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
Game Rap - Raptors @ Nets - Jay Satur - Toronto Raptors
Rapid Recap: Toronto 100 New Jersey 90 - Howland - Raptors HQ
Quick Recap: Nets 90, Raptors 100 - Sebastian Pruiti - Nets Are Scorching
Move of the Night - Devin Harris (Video) - NBA.com
Dunk of the Night - Chris Bosh (Video) - NBA.com

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I want this season to be over once and for all… can’t wait to see Turner, Wall or Cousins in a Nets uni.

by Andres B on Mar 20, 2010 10:19 PM EDT reply actions

Fire Kiki!

Please! Save the season!

hOLLAH!!

by ShawnCarter on Mar 20, 2010 11:08 PM EDT reply actions

lol it has come to this ppl using the forum to sell stuff SMH end the season

by Atronic on Mar 20, 2010 11:39 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe b/c our forum is popular

Relax…. and try to remain positive

by BogutFan on Mar 20, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Lopez should work more on his craft!

He should use all what he have and be tougher than what he was showing. Be a leader andwe show them what you’ve got don’t be a wuzzy! Stop whining and demand the ball! It doesn’t hurt also to give a hard foul trying to score on you!

by jasperjarrod on Mar 21, 2010 12:08 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

on players on the opposing team that are trying to score on you

by jasperjarrod on Mar 21, 2010 12:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Thorn Must Go!

the nets team was totally healthy. at home raptors had lost 6 straight road games and were on on a back to back. and the nets got smoked. obviously kiki is gone but i keep hearing that thorn is staying. CRAZY! just looking at the man and his incredibly bad rug should tell you enough. how about the fact that he has been in the league 100 years and has ZERO rings? now he has overseen the worst (or 2nd to worst if we’re lucky) team that has ever set foot on a NBA court. proko – please fire this guy ASAP!!!!! i would hate for him to be involved in the off-season

by drmagoo on Mar 21, 2010 2:20 AM EDT reply actions

I concur, it is time.

Regardless of what Thorn has done in the past (and we’ve all heard his resumé ad nauseum), sometimes, it’s simply time to move on. He’s had his shot — and it certainly couldn’t hurt to have a new perspective in the Nets senior leadership.

by Delacratic on Mar 21, 2010 4:23 AM EDT up reply actions

I dont think it's been decided

and Thorn does make a lot of money…$5.5 million. Kevin Pritchard, GM of the Blazers, makes $800,000.

by Net Income on Mar 21, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

you have to wash the stink of this year off somehow

Our new “winning is the only thing” owner will want to do something significant between now and the start of next season.

We will change out the bench, but that is hardly a statement. We wiill bring in free agents, but what quality is the question. So maybe overhauling the entire front office and coaching staff is the statement. We know the coaches will go and a “name” will come (Messina….). I had thought Thorn would be invaluable as a transition to new ownership with all the draft/cap/freeagent/labornegotiation/etc. issues to deal with. Maybe it is better to blow it up and start over at the one place Proky is knows he can make a statement.

by Jay-dub on Mar 21, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Blow it up

That’s my (meaningless) vote — nobody is beyond reproach. This is the time for new ownership and new GM to reshape this franchise.

by Delacratic on Mar 21, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Kiki is clueless.

Game after game, we watch other teams run plays and our team playing one on one basketball. What is Kiki doing? He can’t even run a play after a time out. He is inept.

I listened to the game driving and for 5 minutes I could not tell who the fifth guy on the floor for the Nets was. I heard Harris and Lopez a lot. I heard Terence Williams and Lee. And I heard these names on both sides of the floor. The fifth guy??? It took 5 minutes at least until I heard Yi’s name getting a rebound. So I wondered why. Do his teamates avoid him? Does he disapear? When I got home and watched, I realized why. He has not clue! He sets up for a post up and his man takes it away. But rather then wait, he runs to the corner. Then he stands on the side, sets a screen, but does not present himself. He runs to a spot mechanically and waits. Is Kiki watching this?

Last, Boone seemed to be the only Net who could guard and disturb Bosh (O, lord, send me Bosh as a FA!) so why wasn’t Boone in the game in the second half. Is Kiki as inept as Yi?

by oman8 on Mar 21, 2010 8:28 AM EDT reply actions

Obviously,

your radio/tv or hearing is selective because Bosh’s first shot was snuffed out by Yi…

by jirohkanzaki on Mar 21, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Bosh owned Brook in the 3Q, no adjustments made

This was a disheartening loss even in the context of our disastrous season. We could have won this one, but Bosh killed us in the third quarter. Brook Lopez has many talents, but he does not have the quickness to guard Bosh. It was painfully obvious to anyone watching, but Kiki refused to make any adjustment. Yi wasn’t the answer either, despite an early block. I kept waiting for the Nets to send in Boone or even Humphries to get physical with Bosh, but Brook was just left out there to fail. Then we folded on the offensive end, with no teamwork, movement , or passing (TWill had several no pass possessions). This one was on Kiki. Bad loss.

by jabez on Mar 22, 2010 12:05 PM EDT reply actions