The first three quarters of Wednesday night's opener at the Meadowlands were not exactly pretty with the Nets committing 20 turnovers and the Raptors shooting 39% from the field. The Nets held a four-point lead after three, but used a 9-0 run early in the fourth to open up the game and held on from there. Jason Kidd recorded his 76th career triple-double (two short of tying Wilt Chamberlain for 3rd all-time) and Vince Carter led all scorers and rebounders with 25 and 11. Boki Nachbar carried his solid preseason over, coming off the bench for 14 points on 5-of-9 from the field. As our own stats maven Dumpy points out, the Nets dominated across the board.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Carter and Kidd Impressive In Win Over Raptors - Tom Canavan - NBA.com (AP)
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Kidd Begins Season With a Triple-Double - John Eligon - New York Times
- Vince Carter Interview (Video) - Mark Jackson - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Jason Kidd Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Richard Jefferson Interview (Video) - YES Network
- A A A of East Rutherford - Joe - Joe Netsfan
- Raptors misfire in season opener - Michael Grange - Toronto Globe and Mail
- Kidd still gets it done - Jon Lane - YES Network
- Nets are glad to see the same old Kidd - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets not Kidding - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Jason still Kidd of old - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors - Bill Kostroun - AP
- Shot-happy Raptors fail to sink 'em - Doug Smith - Toronto Star
- Bargnani draws a crowd; `I have to try to be calm' - Doug Smith - Toronto Star
- Parker rediscovers stroke, draws kudos from Mitchell - Doug Smith - Toronto Star
- New era dawns for Raps - Dave Feschuk - Toronto Star
- New-look Raptors run-and-stunned - Steve Buffery - Toronto Sun
- Bargnani becomes instant media magnet - Steve Buffery - Toronto Sun
- Mo wants to be an all-star - Steve Buffery - Toronto Sun
- Bargnani is big news back home - Michael Grange - Toronto Globe & Mail
- Kidd's triple-double gets Nets off to good start - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- NBA roundup: Wednesday's action on the boards - CP
- Dumpy's Statistical Analysis--Toronto at NJ, November 1, 2006 - Dumpy - NetsDaily Blog
- Nets Post Game - SNY