The Nets took care of business like they were supposed to for the first time in a while, cruising to a comfortable victory in Boston Friday night. The Nets had double-digit leads early in both the first and second quarters, but the Celtics came back to tie the game both times. A 17-4 Nets run in the third gave them a 13-point cushion though, and Boston could not get closer than 10 points after that. Vince Carter led the Nets with 21 points on 7-of-17 from the floor and Jason Kidd came close to another triple-double, while Marcus Williams and Eddie House combined for 29 points and 10 boards off the bench. The Nets held the Celtics to just 35% from the floor.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- New Jersey 92, Boston 78 - AP
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Nets Begin Winning as Celtics Keep Losing - John Eligon - New York Times
- Nets turn things around in Boston - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Jason Kidd Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Doc Rivers Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Postgame Podcast (mp3) - YES Network
- Ugly Celtics make Nets look good - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Can Carter win the dunk contest? He'll be the judge of that - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Celtics at a loss even with Pierce - Peter May - Boston Globe
- The Truth hurts: Even Pierce can’t help C’s: Return no help; skid now at 17 - Mark Murphy - Boston Herald
- Mates glad to have leader back - Mark Murphy - Boston Herald
- Captain’s priority is righting sinking ship - Steve Bulpett - Boston Herald
- Who’s Kidd-ing whom in Celtics ad? - Jesse Noyes - Boston Herald
- Playing is no. 1 priority - Peter May - Boston Globe
- Celtics’ futility continues - Shalize Manza Young - Providence Journal
- Mass. destruction - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets streak past Celts - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Boston Celtics - Michael Dwyer - AP
- Nets hit benchmarks - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- The Green Mile - Joe Netsfan
- Nets extend Celtics losing streak to 17 games - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Assist of the Night: Jason Kidd (Video) - NBA.com
- Frank feels for Rivers - Al Iannazzone - The Record