The series heads back to Detroit for the pivotal Game 5. Jason Kidd and the Nets will try to keep the momentum going, while the Pistons need to get back what they had in the first 2 games at home. Detroit will need to get better production from their 2 guards, who struggled on the road, while New Jersey will look to continue its balanced scoring and keep the running game going.
- Discuss It! - Basketballboards.net
- Nets: Believe they can beat Home Team - Brad Parks - Star-Ledger
- Brown links forward's struggles to Pistons' lack of aggression - Don Burke - Star-Ledger
- Nets Three Keys - Brad Parks - Star-Ledger
- Which Nets team will show up? - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- A momentum factor? Nets scoff at thought - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- For Nets, Game 5 is fork in road - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Carrino puts history in the Nets - Bob Raissman - New York Daily News
- Nets Need to Take Their Act on the Road - Steve Popper - New York Times
- Taking Control - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- House money - Mitch Lawrence - New York Daily News
- It´s Time to Get Fired Up - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Putting `Mo´ Back in Motown - Marc Berman - New York Post
- Home court, defense key in Game 5 - Perry A. Farrell - Detroit Free Press
- Ailing Billups' role tonight is to set up his Pistons' teammates - Perry A. Farrell - Detroit Free Press
- Nets coach proves he belongs - Jemele Hill - Detroit Free Press
- After 2 bad losses, Pistons all business - A. Sherrod Blakely - Booth Newspapers
- Billups learns on the run - Chris McCosky - Detroit News
- Tough Pistons won't panic despite their last two losses - Rob Parker - Detroit News
- Testy Prince looks for big game tonight - Joanne C. Gerstner - Detroit News