Game 1 against the Pistons was about as far removed from the first round match-up with the Knicks as you could possibly get. The Nets know face some true adversity, in what could be the toughest Eastern Conference series they've had over the last three years.
- Experts Take: Welcome to the playoffs - YES Network
- Offensively anemic Nets react to Game 1 loss in Detroit - MSG Network
- One doesn't mean done - Mitch Lawrence - New York Daily News
- Pistons Show the Nets How Far They Have Come in a Year - Joe LaPointe - New York Times
- Pistons-Nets rematch doesn't look like a rerun of last season - Rob Parker - Detroit News
- Result of opener no surprise - Terry Foster - Detroit News
- A startling start for Nets - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Rusty Nets embarrassed in Game 1 - Mike Kahn - Sportsline