Thursday night's game at the Meadowlands was never pretty, but it was tight for the first two and a half quarters. With the game tied at 53, the Heat went on a 13-3 run to take control late in the third. The Nets closed to within four early in the fourth to within two with just over a minute to go in the game, but Shaquille O'Neal answered with a basket down low, Jason Kidd's three point attempt on the other end was several feet long, and the Heat sealed the game at the free throw line. Kidd finished just one point short of a triple-double, but he and Vince Carter combined to shoot just 7-of-28 from the field. As a team, the Nets assisted on 25 of their 31 field goals, but they shot just 39 percent.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Heat 93, Nets 86 - Tom Canavan - AP
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Heat Shows Nets How to Survive a Season of Injuries - John Eligon - New York Times
- Heat beat Nets - Ira Winderman - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Heat 93, Nets 86 - Ira Winderman - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Nets not big enough for Heat - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Shaq sends Kidd flying - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Shaq steps up, Kidd fizzles - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- A step back - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets succumb to Shaq - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Supporting cast leads Heat rescue - Michael Wallace - Miami Herald
- Nets' Jefferson feels Wade's pain - Michael Wallace - Miami Herald
- Heat bolsters streak to 8 wins - Chris Perkins - Palm Beach Post
- Shaq applies Heat on Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Miami Heat - Bill Kostroun - AP
- Heat Overcomes Nets - Matt McQueeny - New Jersey Nets
- NBA Assist of the Night: Jason Kidd (Video) - NBA.com