The Nets are battling with the Pistons for the 2nd best record in the East, and still have an outside shot at catching the Pacers for the top seed. Jack McCallum lists them as a team to watch down the stretch and calls Kidd's underhand alley-oop to K-Mart in the All-Star game "the best pass I've ever seen."
- Sight for sore eyes - Jack McCallum - Sports Illustrated