The Nets moved to within one game (two in the loss column) of the 8th seed Sixers Tuesday night with the completion of a home-and-home sweep of the 7th place Pacers. Indiana led by 8 at the half and by 5 early in the 4th quarter when the Nets went on a 14-2 run to take the lead for good. Vince Carter led all scorers with 33 points on 13-21 shooting, scoring 11 of his 33 in the 4th. Jason Kidd added 16 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, and Nenad Krstic add 15 points on 6 of 8 from the field. As a team, the Nets shot 51% from the field, assisted on 24 of their 35 field goals, and committed just 11 turnovers. The have won a season-high 5 straight games, and are within 4 games of .500 for the first time since they were 2-6.
- Boxscore - NBA
- Nets' 14-2 fourth-quarter run dooms Pacers - AP
- Lay It On The Line - Joe - JoeNetsfan
- Nets' Fifth Straight Victory Puts Them in Playoff Hunt - Jason Diamos - New York Times
- Nets: Put hearts into race with gut-check victory - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets notes: A worthy pursuit -- Kidd quiets Miller - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets stretch streak to 5 - Bob Considine - Asbury Park Press
- Nets picking up steam in stretch run for playoffs - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Nets notes - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Nets increase playoff pace - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Nets are back in playoff picture - Alan Hahn - New York Newsday
- Jugger-Nets - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Krstic's Busting Out - Dan Martin - New York Post
- Nets survive foul-fest to continue playoff run - Jon Lane - YES Network
- Pacers cut down by Nets again - Mark Montieth - Indianapolis Star