The Nets led Tuesday night's game in Washington by 11 (64-53) with 7 minutes left to go in the 3rd quarter. The Wizards then outscored New Jersey 59-24 the rest of the way, hitting a franchise record 14 3 pointers on 27 attempts. The Nets shot 51% from the field, but committed 22 turnovers and got just 12 points off the bench. Vince Carter scored 31 points on 15 of 23 shooting, and Jason Kidd had his best game of the season with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, but the Nets' perimeter defense was a step too slow all night. Washington has now defeated the Nets 3 times this season by an average of 21 points.
- Boxscore - NBA
- Hughes, Wizards Thump Nets - NBA
- Wizards 112, Nets 88 - AP
- Nets Make a Game of It for First Three Quarters - Jason Diamos - New York Times
- Restricted Air Space - Joe - JoeNetsfan
- Nets don't even try to defend this one - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets Notebook - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Blizzard of Wizards - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Wizard spell finishes Nets - Frank Isola - New York Daily News
- Capital Punishment - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Thanks to Carter, Kidd Might Stick Around - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Wizards Go Distance, Top Nets in 4th Quarter - Michael Lee - Washington Post
- Wizards have a 3 for all - John N. Mitchell - Washington Times
- Nets notes - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record