The Nets begin a series of games with their rivals for the seventh and eighth playoff spots when they visit Orlando Friday. The Magic are only a half game behind the Nets, and a win over Orlando would not only put some space between the two teams, it would secure the tiebreaker between the two teams should they end the season with identical records. The game is also the first between the two teams since Orlando GM Otis Smith publicly called Vince Carter "fool's gold" just before the trade deadline.
- New Jersey Nets Game Notes - New Jersey Nets
- Orlando Magic Game Notes - Orlando Magic
- New Jersey (31-37) at Orlando (31-38) - Dan Pieringer - Yahoo! Sports
- Florida Sinkhole - Joe - Joe Netsfan
- Nets goal: Untie postseason race - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Winning only thing Nets have in mind - Eli Gelman - Star-Ledger
- Tie-break & enter - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Carter focusing on playoff push - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Magic, Nets still fighting for spot - Ken Hornack - Daytona Beach News-Journal
- Despite inconsistency, Magic still in the race - John Denton - Florida Today
- Bad play by other teams help Magic's chances - Tim Povtak - Orlando Sentinel