In their last game before the All-Star break, the Nets held the Kings to their 4th lowest scoring output of the season, and used a 14-2 4th quarter run to take control of the game. Jason Kidd recorded his fifth triple-double of the season, and Vince Carter led the Nets with 21 points, including 6 on the game-deciding run. Nenad Krstic had 18 points on 9 of 14 shooting and 8 rebounds, and Jason Collins added 8 points and 13 boards. In his Net debut, Clifford Robinson played 23 minutes, scoring 9 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. The Nets head into the break 3 games out of a playoff spot.
- Boxscore - NBA
- Late Surge Lifts Nets - NBA
- Game 53: Kings @ Nets--02.16.05 - BasketballBoards.net
- Nets 96, Kings 85 - AP
- End Run - Joe - JoeNetsfan
- All Things Being Equal, Kidd May Not Have One - Jason Diamos - New York Times
- Nets OK at breaking point - Will Weiss - YES Network
- Nets are Kings for a day - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Nets notebook: Robinson gets by on smarts - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Nets go into break in good mindset - Bob Considine - Asbury Park Press
- Nets going into break happy - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Kidd, Nets earn victory & rest - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- It's a big break for Carter, Kidd - Anthony Rieber - New York Newsday
- U-Net-Fied Force - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Robinson Solid in First Net Outing - Fred Kerber - New York Post