With a stronger effort and a longer bench, the Nets bounced back from two straight losses to beat the Bobcats in Charlotte Wednesday night. An improved defensive effort held Charlotte to just 38% shooting, and the Nets pushed the ball and kept everyone involved, recording 30 assists on 41 field goals. After a talk with management, Lawrence Frank played 11 players in the first half and was able to keep his stars somewhat rested. Vince Carter got hot early, scoring 10 of his 23 points in the first quarter and Jason Kidd finished two rebounds short of a triple-double. Richard Jefferson added 21 points and 7 rebounds and Nenad Krstic contributed 17 points and 8 boards. It was the 1000th victory in Nets franchise history.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Carter, defense lead Nets past Bobcats - NBA.com (Ticker)
- New Jersey 97, Charlotte 84 - Jenna Fryer - AP
- Nets put the clamp on Bobcats - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Collins in pain, may face surgery - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Road awakening for Nets - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Collins still hobbled - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Their Toughness Is Challenged, So the Nets Answer the Bell - Viv Bernstein - New York Times
- Nets 97, Bobcats 84 - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Collins may need knee surgery - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Home doesn't help Bobcats against Nets - Rick Bonnell - Charlotte Observer
- Observations: Jeff McInnis - Rick Bonnell - Charlotte Observer
- Nets KO Cats - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Collins May Need Knife on Achy Leg - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Vince Carter Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Richard Jefferson Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Jason Kidd Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Nenad Krstic Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Bobcats - Chuck Burton - AP
- Bobbling The Bobcats - Joe - JoeNetsfan