The Nets came back from an 8 point 4th quarter deficit to send Thursday's game in Houston to overtime, but they were outscored 13-4 in the extra period, losing their 3rd straight game. The Nets played solid defense all night, with Jason Collins and Jason Kidd neutralizing Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, but Bob Sura exploded for a career-high 33 points on 11 of 16 shooting, including 6 of 7 from 3 point range. Kidd was just an assist short of another triple-double, and Nenad Krstic had his second career double-double.
- Boxscore - NBA
- Houston 94, New Jersey 85 (OT) - NBA
- Rockets 94, Nets 85, OT - Joel Anderson - AP
- Feel The Burn - Joe - JoeNetsfan
- Nets battle to bitter end - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Rockets 94, Nets 85 - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Sura's career night lifts Rockets by Nets - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Rockets Cut Down Nets in OT - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Sura steps up to ease pain - Jonathan Feigen - Houston Chronicle