Playing well for 24 minutes usually doesn't get it done in the NBA, but that was enough for the Nets Thursday night at the Meadowlands, as they came back from a 16-point, first-half deficit to beat the Timberwolves for their seventh straight win. Vince Carter started the comeback with a deep three at the halftime buzzer to make it a 10-point game. The Nets then turned up the defense and started the third quarter with 11 straight points to take the lead. The game was tight from then on, and Clifford Robinson hit two big threes down the stretch, the second one giving the Nets a four-point lead with less than a minute to go. A key offensive rebound from Vince Carter on the next possession and free throws from Richard Jefferson and Jason Kidd sealed the victory. Carter and Jefferson led the Nets with 21 points each, Nenad Krstic recorded his seventh double-double of the season, and Kidd filled the stat-sheet with 17 points, six rebounds, nine assists and two steals.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Carter leads Nets to seventh straight win - NBA.com (Ticker)
- New Jersey 86, Minnesota 82 - David Porter - AP
- Clifford Robinson Interview (Video) - Tim Capstraw - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Timberwolves - Bill Kostroun - AP
- Robinson provides a boost for Nets - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Wolf Trap - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Garnett Gives the Nets a Preview of What Could Be - John Eligon - New York Times
- Win gives Kidd happy birthday - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Old-timers carry Nets past Wolves - Bob Considine - Asbury Park Press
- Carter's Trey a Big Lift - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Another meltdown, another Wolves loss - Rick Alonzo - St. Paul Pioneer-Press
- Nets 86, Timberwolves 82 - Steve Aschburner - Minneapolis Star-Tribune
- Wolves-Nets recap - Steve Aschburner - Minneapolis Star-Tribune
- Nets roll a lucky seven - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Jason Kidd Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Richard Jefferson Interview (Video) - YES Network