It was another classic first round thriller between the Nets and the Pacers, but one that went Indiana's way Sunday afternoon at the Meadowlands. Anthony Johnson hit a pair free throws to take a two-point lead with nine-tenths of a second to go and a Richard Jefferson jumper to tie it fell short at the buzzer. It was a tight game throughout with neither team leading by more than six points. Vince Carter struggled from the field, making just 12 of his 33 shots, and the Nets struggled as a team from downtown, hitting just 1-of-15 from beyond the arc. The Nets held Jermaine O'Neal in check for the first three quarters, but he scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth. Carter led the Nets with 31 points and 13 rebounds, while Nenad Krstic and Richard Jefferson combined for 41 points on 15-of-26 from the field.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Pacers Edge Nets in Game 1, Grab Home-Court Advantage - NBA.com (Ticker)
- Indiana 90, New Jersey 88 - Brian Mahoney - AP
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Nets not crying foul on Game 1 loss - Jon Lane - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank, Rick Carlisle and Jason Kidd give their thoughts on Game 1 (Video) - YES Network
- Johnson lifts Pacers past Nets - Reuters
- Chaos Theory - Joe - Joe Netsfan
- Postgame Press Conferences (Video) - NBA.com
- Nets-Pacers Game 1 Notebook - John Schuhmann - NBA.com
- Carter has awful shooting game in Nets' opener vs. Pacers - Tom Canavan - AP
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Pacers - Bill Kostroun & Mel Evans - AP
- Nets Slip on Their Ice-Cold 3-Point Shooting - John Eligon - New York Times
- Photo Galleries: Game 1 vs. Pacers - Chris Faytok - Star-Ledger
- Carter just glad he can shoot for redemption - Eli Gelman - Star-Ledger
- Pacers waste no time turning up the intensity - David Waldstein - Star-Ledger
- Oh no! Nenad - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Frank's official version: Ref not to blame for loss - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets vs. Pacers - David Waldstein - Star-Ledger
- Nets Fall Off Pace - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets Can't Contain Jermaine - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- AJ Burns Old Mates - Marc Berman - New York Post
- Krstic in Foul Mood After Loss - Dan Martin - New York Post
- Nets lose end game to Indy - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Letting one slip away - Greg Logan - New York Newsday
- Pacers use late free throws to edge Nets 90-88 in Game 1 - Tom Pedulla - USA Today
- Missed shots, miscues haunt Nets in playoff opener - Bob Considine - Bridgewater Courier-News
- Off to winning start - Mike Wells - Indianapolis Star
- O'Neal bides his time until big 4th - Mike Wells - Indianapolis Star
- Jones delivers lift despite sore thumb - Mike Wells - Indianapolis Star
- Uncon-Vince-ing performance - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Live Game Log - CBS Sportsline
- Ex-Net gets some revenge - Steve Adamek - The Record