It is now crunchtime, with every game key to the Nets' playoffs hopes. So this is not a good time for the team to go into a shooting slump...but it is. After a season-long defensive deficit, the Nets are now challenged offensively. Jump shots are not falling for everyone from Jason Kidd and Vince Carter to Boki Nachbar. Still, the Magic, Pacers and Knicks have their own problems.
- Nets point finger at offense - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets hopeful 8th is enough - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Forget playing well - Nets need to win - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News Blog