Coming off a long layoff, the Nets looked just a bit rusty early on Friday night. They missed their first nine shots and turned the ball over three times, falling in an 18-0 hole to the visiting Bulls. Earlier in the season, they may have not been able to come up with an answer. But in their first game of 2007, they fought back and took the lead by halftime. The game was close through most of the second half, but the Bulls took a six-point lead midway through the fourth quarter and led by five with just over three minutes to go. That's when the Nets answered the call once again, putting together a 10-0 run, started by a thunderous Vince Carter dunk and finished with a no-look, over-the-shoulder bank shot from Jason Kidd that gave them a five-point lead with 15 seconds to go. Two possessions later, Chicago had a chance to tie it with a three, but they chose to go for two and a Ben Wallace tip-in was taken away for basket interference. The Nets shot just 37% for the game, but they scored 20 second chance points on 15 offensive boards and did a good job of getting to the line. Kidd finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals. The Nets have won three straight games for the first time this season.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Kidd, Nets Rally Past Bulls - NBA.com (AP)
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Nets Keep Composure and Pull Off Comeback - John Eligon - New York Times
- Kidd plays hot shot for Nets - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- No Kidd-ing in Nets' wild win - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Don't look now: Nets finally win third in a row - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Nets make killer comeback - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Different Nets after comeback win - Will Weiss - YES Network
- Postgame Podcast (mp3) - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Jason Kidd Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Bulls blow 18-point lead, Nets win - Peter Zellen - SNY
- Haier Play of the Day (Video) - NBA.com
- NBA Top Ten Plays of the Day (Video) - NBA.com
- Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Chicago Bulls - Bill Kostroun - AP
- Are you Kidding?! - K. C. Johnson - Chicago Tribune
- From Sizzle to Fizzle - John Jackson - Chicago Sun-Times
- Tough to Watch - Mike McGraw - Arlington Heights Daily Herald
- Vince Carter Interview (Video) - Jim Spanarkel - YES Network
- Nets finally wake up - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- NBA Steal of the Night: Jason Kidd (Video) - NBA.com
- Richard Jefferson Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Courtside Chatter (Video) - Ian Eagle & Jim Spanarkel - YES Network