While Jason Kidd and his new team were getting beat handily in New Orleans, the Nets showed a lot of life in an overtime victory over the Bulls at the IZOD Center Wednesday night. The game was tight throughout and with the score tied at 94, Vince Carter missed a pull-up jumper with 20 seconds to go, but the Nets kept Chicago from getting a shot off on the final possession of regulation. Richard Jefferson, Marcus Williams and a lot of energy on the defensive end were keys as the Nets never trailed in overtime. Vince Carter led all scorers with 33 points on 11-of-21 from the field, adding nine boards and seven assists. Williams played his best game of the season, scoring 25 points, and Jefferson added 24 on 8-of-15 shooting. New Net Trenton Hassell anchored the Nets defense in 22 minutes of action, and Josh Boone grabbed 15 boards, six of them on the offensive end. The Nets held the Bulls to just 38 percent shooting for the night.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Nets beat Bulls in first game since trading Kidd - Brian Mahoney - AP
- The New Nets Win - Al Iannazzone - In the 'Zzone
- New Nets Arrive, but Harris’s Debut Is Delayed - Howard Beck - New York Times
- Nets Get Bullish, Take Chicago in Overtime 110-102 - Matt McQueeny - New Jersey Nets
- Marcus Williams Interview (Video) - Michelle Beadle - YES Network
- Courtside Chatter (Video) - Marv Albert & Mark Jackson - YES Network
- Post Game Plus (Video) - Nancy Newman - YES Network
- Nets now belong to Carter and R.J. - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Marcus Williams kicks off post-Kidd era - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Big 2 for Nets left to carry on - David Waldstein - Star-Ledger
- To start, a misstep - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Jason Who? - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Marcus Makes a Point - Mike Puma - New York Post
- Nets tip off post-Kidd era with win - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Carter carries weight - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Gordon's game knows no limits - K.C. Johnson - Chicago Tribune
- Bulls fade in overtime - John Jackson - Chicago Sun-Times
- Bulls in Brief: Bulls glad Nets are Kidd-less - John Jackson - Chicago Sun-Times
- Bulls still can't find a way to beat Nets on the road - Mike McGraw - Chicago Daily Herald
- Deng scores 13 points in return from injury - Mike McGraw - Chicago Daily Herald
- No luck even with no Kidd - K.C. Johnson - Chicago Tribune