Nenad Krstic got his first career start on Tuesday in Charlotte, and he responded with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks in 28 minutes before being ejected in the 3rd quarter for elbowing Gerald Wallace. Down to just 8 bodies after that, the Nets needed Richard Jefferson to step up, and he delivered with 25 of his 28 points in the 2nd half. Rodney Buford scored 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting, and Jason Kidd had a season-high 12 assists in 30 minutes. The Nets snapped the Bobcats' 5 game winning streak at home, as well as their own 3 game losing streak.
- Boxscore - NBA
- Jefferson Surge Storms Nets Past Bobcats - NBA
- Nets 94, Bobcats 91 - AP
- Elbow Grease - Joe - JoeNetsfan
- Starting Krstic Pays Dividends for the Nets - Viv Bernstein - New York Times
- Krstic starts to earn respect - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Jefferson Starship - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Krstic Bounced in First Start - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Krstic is ejected, but Nets hang on - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Nets notes - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Krstic stands tall - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Nets make short roster go long way - Rick Bonnell - Charlotte Observer