In Daily News and Record assessments of how far the Nets can go in the playoffs and in a Times audio/video slideshow on how far they have come during their recent hot streak, beat writers lay out the biggest reasons for optimism...and their names are Nenad Krstic and Jason Kidd. No one is dismissing the contributions of Vince Carter or Richard Jefferson, but all note the second half of the season has belonged to the Captain and the Kid.
- Nets Get Real (Audio-Video Slide Show) - John Eligon & Michael J. Happy - New York Times
- How the East is won - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Nets out to prove playoff mettle - Al Iannazzone - The Record