Vince Carter broke the Nets' franchise record for most points in a season, but the Nets bench could not hold on to a big lead, falling to the Sixers in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson did not play for the Nets, while Allen Iverson and Chris Webber didn't even show up for the Sixers. Carter played just 19 minutes, but his three-pointer midway through the third quarter gave him 1,911 points on the season, topping the mark of 1,909 set by Bernard King in the 1977-78 season. The Nets came out hot and led by as many as 17 points late in the first quarter, but they settled for too many outside shots, setting a franchise record with 36 three-point attempts, and the Sixers slowly climbed back in the game. They led by as many as 10 points with a few minutes to go in the game, but the Nets had a shot to tie it at the buzzer with a three. Zoran Planinic's attempt was off however, and the Nets failed in their bid for the first ever winning road record in franchise history. Lamond Murray started the game for Jefferson and led the team with 19 points, while Bostjan Nachbar scored 14 points off the bench. Jacque Vaughn, starting for Kidd, dished out 13 assists, but did not attempt a field goal.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Iguodala scores career-high, Sixers edge Nets - NBA.com (Ticker)
- Philadelphia 91, New Jersey 88 - Dan Gelston - AP
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. 76ers - H. Rumph, Jr. - AP
- Nets: Kidd saving energy for playoffs - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- 'L' of a Night in Philly - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Sixers team tirade - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- No-shows provide excitement for 76ers - Bob Considine - Bridgewater Courier-News
- With His 76ers' Future Hazy, Iverson Shows Up Late - John Eligon - New York Times
- Philadelphia win but Iverson, Webber posted missing - Reuters
- No-Show Sixers - Bob Ford - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Two Late, Two Irate - Joe Juliano - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Frustrated crowd: Iverson, Webber made it Fans Unappreciated Night - Marc Narducci - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Photos from the Game - Ron Cortes - Philadelphia Inquirer
- The Bleeping Transcript - Philadelphia Daily News
- The Life of the Tardy - John Smallwood - Philadelphia Daily News
- Some fans don't appreciate two stars' absence - John Cooney - Philadelphia Daily News
- Gone, but not forgotten - Phil Jasner - Philadelphia Daily News
- A.I. and C-Webb unappreciative - Dave Ralis - Bucks County Courier-Times
- Lateness of Iverson, Webber causes stir - Celeste E. Whittaker - Cherry Hill Courier-Post
- Now's time to get rid of A.I., Webber - Kevin Roberts - Cherry Hill Courier-Post
- Sixers in turmoil: Iverson, Webber are late - Jon Marks - Trenton Times
- Late arrivals leave King at boiling point - Caryl Kauffman - Delaware County Daily Times
- Carter sets Nets' mark in loss to 76ers - Al Iannazzone - The Record