The Nets were lost Vince Carter to a back injury midway through Monday night's game at Golden State and could not keep up with the Warriors' potent offense as their comeback fell short and they lost the first game of their West Coast trip 100-97. Carter strained a muscle in his back late in the second quarter. He tried to come back for the second half, but left after one minute and did not return. Shooting 12-28 from downtown, the Warriors built a 13-point lead midway through the fourth quarter, but a 12-2 Nets run closed it to within three in the closing minutes. Still down three, Jason Kidd lost the ball the Nets could not get a shot off as time expired. Richard Jefferson led the Nets with 23 points and Nenad Krstic recorded his first double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Nets got solid play from Jeff McInnis and Zoran Planinic off the bench, but Scott Padgett and Marc Jackson combined to shoot just 2 of 11 from the field.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Golden State 100, New Jersey 97 - Janie McCauley - AP
- Richardson, Warriors find shooting touch against Nets - NBA.com (Ticker)
- Carter injured as Nets fall short - Dave D'Alessandro - Newark Star-Ledger
- Nets notebook: It may be long road if injury is serious - Dave D'Alessandro - Newark Star-Ledger
- Tripping - Dave D'Alessandro - Newark Star-Ledger
- Nets Lose Carter, Game (Video) - Chris Faytok - Newark Star-Ledger
- Nets Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Warriors - 11/19/05 - Chris Faytok - Newark Star-Ledger
- Carter Injures His Back, and Nets' Rally Fizzles - Liz Robbins - New York Times
- Nets Are Hurtin' - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Vince hobbles off, Nets fall - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Bench provides lift for Warriors - Marcus Thompson II - San Jose Mercury News
- Going deep for win - Janny Hu - San Francisco Chronicle
- Warriors 100, Nets 97 - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Warriors - Jeff Chiu - AP
- Lawrence Frank Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Scott Padgett Interview (Video) - YES Network