The Nets played sloppy basketball Thursday in Game 3, committing 20 turnovers, but they held on down the stretch for a 3 point victory and a 3-0 series lead. It was a game of runs, and after a 25-10 run, the Nets held a 14 point lead with 11 minutes left in the game. However, New Jersey failed to make a field goal until the lead was down to 2 with less than a minute left. A big basket by Richard Jefferson and an even bigger 3-point play by Kenyon Martin gave the Nets the victory. Martin finished with 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Jefferson came just two rebounds short of a triple-double. The Nets will try to finish the sweep Sunday night.
- NetsDaily Game Wrap
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Nets 100, Knicks 94 - Ira Podell - AP
- Kenyon and the Klosers - Champagne - JoeNetsfan
- Nets Sweep Knicks Out of the Playoffs - Steve Popper - New York Times
- Nets: Apply finishing touch to Knicks - Brad Parks - Star-Ledger
- Nets eliminate Knicks in four straight games - Mike Dougherty - Asbury Park Press
- Taunts just fuel fire of Nets' Kidd, Martin - Bob Considine - Asbury Park Press
- Knockout punch - Steve Adamek - Bergen Record
- No Thomas, no Houston, no wins - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Notebook: Technically speaking … - Will Weiss - YES Network
- K-Mart, Nets win see-saw affair to sweep Knicks - Will Weiss - YES Network
- Knicks' season swept away - Frank Isola - New York Daily News
- Tim gets in uniform to talk a good game - Frank Isola - New York Daily News
- Knicks put up fight but get knocked out - Greg Logan - New York Newsday
- Mix and no matchup for Jersey guys - Arthur Staple - New York Newsday
- Holding a 3-0 lead in games, Nets didn't panic - Marty Noble - New York Newsday
- Nothin' But Nets - Marc Berman - New York Post
- Tim Takes One Final Nasy Swipe at Sweeping Nets - Marc Berman - New York Post
- Nets Put Away the Knicks - Colin Fitzgibbons - Washington Post
- Jefferson finds touch with big second half - Adam Zagoria - Herald News
- Nets notes - Steve Adamek - Bergen Record