The Sixers were missing Allen Iverson, Chris Webber and Samuel Dalembert, but they hung around with the Nets all night thanks to 19 New Jersey turnovers. It took a Richard Jefferson dunk with 21 seconds to go for the Nets to pull out the win. Jefferson led the Nets with 25 points and added 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals. Vince Carter and Nenad Krstic combined for 41 points on 15 of 21 from the floor and Jason Kidd added 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Boxscore - NBA
- New Jersey 93, Philadelphia 91 - AP
- Game Highlights - NBA.com
- Recap - NBA (Ticker)
- The kids are all right in loss to Nets - Phil Jasner - Philadephia Daily News
- Forwards feed Nets' win - Dave D'Allesandro & David Waldstein - Newark Star-Ledger
- Five observations: 76ers vs. Nets - Will Weiss - YES Network
- Nets win, but still fine-tuning - Bob Considine - Asbury Park Press
- Nets Make Winning Harder Than It Should Be - New York Times
- Shorthanded 76ers able to hang tough - Joe Juliano - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Salmons scores 25, but Sixers fall to Nets - Celeste E. Whittaker - Courier Post
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Sixers - Bill Kostroun - AP