Magic Handle Nets
by NetsDaily on Mar 6, 2010 12:07 AM EST
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The Nets aren't getting blown out, but they're still not able to hang with the best teams in the league. The Magic were in control from the start Friday night at the Izod Center and used a 10-2 run at the end of the first quarter to build their first double-digit lead of the night. The Nets hung in and were down just seven at the half, but after the Magic went up early in the third, the Nets spent the rest of the game trading baskets, never getting that close again. Vince Carter showed Nets fans what they've been missing this season, hitting deep three's and then in the fourth quarter throwing down a vintage VC slam. The Nets shot poorly throughout, with Devin Harris going 7-20 and Yi Jianlian an even worse 1-5. After averaging 13 rebounds over the past three games, Yi came away with only 7 and two points. Kris Humphries, fresh from representing the team at the Newark press conference, finished with 12 points and 5 rebounds. Terrence Williams had his third straight solid game with 14 points to go along with four assists and four rebounds. In the battle of big men, Lopez played well against Dwight Howard, finishing with 18 points and eight rebounds. The Magic center had a workmanlike 11 points but grabbed a game high 16 rebounds. Harris had a double double, with 17 points and 10 assists. Carter finished with 13, 3 and 3.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- First Half Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Barnes scores 14 in first as Magic beat Nets again - Tom Canavan - AP
- Orlando Magic 97, New Jersey Nets 87 - Ben Q Rock - Orlando Pinstriped Post
- Nets fall to Orlando Magic, 97-87 - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- As Carter comes to town, Nets reminded his leadership is missed - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Magic defeat Nets 97-87 - Tania Ganguli - Orlando Sentinel
- Magic look to big picture as they face the lowly Nets - Tania Ganguli - Orlando Sentinel
- Should a 10-point win over the New Jersey Nets be a cause for concern? - Tania Ganguli - Orlando Sentinel
- Nets back on move in record book too - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Kiki Vandeweghe Press Conference (Video) - - YES Network
- Kris Humphries Interview (Video) - - YES Network
- Vince Carter returns with Magic to haunt Nets, 97-87 - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- No Meadowlands Magic For Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Magic steal the show with win over Nets - Bob Considine - NBA.com
- Magic-Nets Postgame Analysis - John Denton - Orlando Magic
- Nets Can't Come Back After VC 3 - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
- Another bad night in the swamp - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Van Gundy not satisfied with win over Nets (with Audio) - Gregory Hrinya - Examiner
- Nets' scorer for life has seen it all --- and then some - Jim Baumbach - New York Newsday
- Photo Gallery - Nets vs. Magic - Bill Kostroun - AP
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Yi
Played good defense tonight, he boxed out, grabbed some rebounds. 4 assists 0 turnovers 2 blocks. Refs were took away a steal and dunk on Howard.
Or more realistically, he deserves a stint in the D-League.
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by ben_gleicher on Mar 6, 2010 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
TWill! 14-4-4
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Mar 5, 2010 10:36 PM EST reply actions
Mr. T
Dun…Da..Dun..Dun….Dun..Dun..Dun…..
HAHA the A-Team theme song has the to be the greatest thing to come out of the season.
I don’t understand are we on some playoff run that I don’t understand smh why is Trenton Hassel not wearing a sportscoat. I swear I like him but every year he seems to play a little bit more than he should. Terrance Williams will look much better with better players surrounding him because of his all around game he is a glue guy that needs to be here when other highly talented players come.
Hard to say Lopez did well against Howard when he scored six of those 18 points in the last minute on perimeter jump shots on, I think, Gortat.
I don’t think Terrence played all that well. He’s relatively favorable though when your other swings are CDR, Hayes and Hassell. If he shoots that three as well as he has the past couple of games though, it’ll pay dividends. Next season, of course. He looks confident with it. You have to give him big minutes the rest of the season.
If we sign Manu, I’ll be an angry, angry man for quite some time.
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1. He’ll be 33 before the season tips off
2. He has an injury riddled recent past
3. He’s a FILTHY DISGUSTING FLOPPER WHO SHOULD BE EUTHANISED
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KIKI the Art Gallery spokesman
KIKI makes this team look like an ABA team, Geez what are you wearing. This is not a art gallery, its an NBA game. Please can you get a Tech for once, yell, act like you care.
By the way
Is NetsDaily already the most active NBA team blog on SBN? Their game thread trumped the OPP’s in activity.
Who's partially down with OPP?
Me… occasionally.
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I love OPP.
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by ben_gleicher on Mar 6, 2010 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
OPP routinely has 600-900 comments in their game thread.
Against the Nets, it’s another story…
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by ben_gleicher on Mar 6, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
@giacomo yes that is true as well!
The Nets will hold down this record for the next 1000 years because there will not be another team who can’t get past 6 wins this is NOT acceptable!
Meh
I think Courtney Lee could have played tonight, but we’re better off saving him for the second half of the back to back against a beatable opponent than rushing him back against one of the league’s elite teams and him not being 100% going forward.
The Legend
PST
I think it has to do with the lakers being champs. When the cavs win this year we’ll all be on CST.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Mar 6, 2010 1:01 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Not suprised
We’re mightily underachieving and should be able to beat the league’s worse teams with more regularity, but our roster simply does not match up against Orlando and other upper echelon teams. Games like tomorrow night against the Knicks are a lot more indicative of if we are even marginally improving.
The Legend
T-Will
Terrence Williams is looking greatly improved out there. He still is making his fair share of rookie mistakes and his jump shot is unreliable, but this is expected from a rookie guard and he has been pretty dynamic as of late. The +/- stat is sometimes misleading but it should be noted that Williams was the only Net with a positive rating at +7, indicating that his talent is actually starting to translate well on the court. He’s certainly outperformed CDR, Hassell and Hayes in the past few games so I think it might be time to consider starting him or at least upping his playing time.
The Legend
well....
I didn’t bother to watch this game but it’s good to see that T-Will is continuing to improve.
It’s time to let him start for the rest of the season. Let him handle the rock and let Harris play off the ball. This is not rocket science
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
When will this nightmare end? I can’t stand watching Yi impersonate a player. He is clumsy, robotic, and lost. Players blow by him on the simplest moves. When Hump plays, at least there is energy and intent. Why is a 7 footer shooting 39% and playing 35 – 40 minutes? Hopefully, he is not our future, as Hump and Boone would work better as bench players behind a real PF.
I disagree with Boone, but it's really starting to look like Yi just isn't cut out for the NBA.
Humphries, with his strength, energy, and hustle will always have a seat on somebody’s bench.
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by ben_gleicher on Mar 6, 2010 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
the magic game
I just watched the second half or the rerun, couldn’t watch last night, they played D on some pocessions and did force turn overs, T.Will isn’t bad but not worth all the hype I see here but I guess we are trying to hang onto a straw, Kiki is certainly clueless of how a coach should run a team, when to make a subs or take a timeout when the opponent is haaving a run, why do they drive or turn the corner and then end up throwing the ball to Brook for a j?
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