The Nets came back from a 9 point halftime deficit to take an early lead over the Cavs in the 3rd quarter. The teams then played tight basketball the rest of the way, but Cleveland was able to execute down the stretch, and Lucious Harris put his former team away with a 3 pointer with 6 seconds to go. Richard Jefferson and LeBron James led their teams with 27 points each, and Jason Kidd played 20 minutes for the Nets, scoring 10 points and dishing out 2 assists.
- Boxscore - NBA
- Cavs’ Harris Foils Former Team - NBA
- Cavaliers defeat Nets 103-97 - Tom Withers - AP
- James Gang - Joe - JoeNetsfan
- Nets show some gains despite loss - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets look a little bit off mark - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Harris three helps Cleveland rock - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Nets Have Cav-ity Problem - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Even Kidd Can't Help Nets Win on Road - Jason Diamos - New York Times
- Luscious, Lucious - Branson Wright - Cleveland Plain Dealer
- For 'Zo, it's not yet time to go - Branson Wright - Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Nets team not looking too familiar to Harris - Brian Windhorst - Akron Beacon Journal
- Harris finishes off old mates - Mike Popovich - Canton Repository
- Kidd working back into form - David Glasier - Willoughby News-Herald
- Nets like promise of Kidd's return - Mary Schmitt Boyer - Cleveland Plain Dealer
- James, Harris help get Cavaliers back on top - Brian Windhorst - Akron Beacon Journal