In the first three games of this road trip, the Nets struggled offensively. On Saturday night in Seattle, it was the defense that failed them. The Sonics shot 53% from the field and 42% from beyond the arc, scoring 113 points, the most the Nets have given up since mid-November. Vince Carter played and scored 29 points, while Richard Jefferson led the Nets with a season-high 36. Seattle led by as many as 15 points in the third quarter, but it was a one-point game with five minutes to go in the fourth. The Nets just couldn't come up with any stops down the stretch though, and the Sonics slowly pulled away after that. With Philadelphia's win, the Nets' lead in the Atlantic is just 1/2 game.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Allen, Ridnour lead SuperSonics past Nets - NBA.com (Ticker)
- Seattle 113, New Jersey 104 - Tim Booth - AP
- Nets offense returns but defense departs - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Carter's back gives him a night off from pain - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets Trip is Utterly 4-Gettable - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Out West, It's 22-Skidoo - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets head home empty-handed - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Vince back in lineup, but Nets still falter - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Sonics shake off Nets 113-104 - Percy Allen - Seattle Times
- Notes: Cleaves returns on 10-day contract - Percy Allen - Seattle Times
- Allen powers Sonics' 113-104 win over Nets - Tim Booth - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Ridnour doesn’t miss a beat in return to Sonics lineup - Frank Hughes - Tacoma News-Tribune
- Jacque Vaughn Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Vince Carter Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Richard Jefferson Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network