The Nets recovered from their ugly defeat in Chicago--and from another bad second quarter--to beat the Hawks at the IZOD Center Wednesday night and take back the eighth spot (by virtue of a tiebreaker) in the East. The Nets gave up 35 points in each of the first two quarters and trailed by 13 early in the third, but they then went on a 20-6 run to take the lead. They built on it, scoring 34 points in the third, leading by as many as 14 midway through the fourth, and holding on for an eight-point victory. The Nets' new "Big Three" combined for 98 points. Vince Carter had his best game of the season, exploding for 39 points on 17-of-26 shooting, while also grabbing 10 boards and dishing out eight assists. Richard Jefferson added 33 points on 10-of-17, while Devin Harris pitched in with a career high 26 points and nine dimes, despite his bad ankle. It's the fourth time in 11 games that Harris has tied or exceeded a career high, previously setting new personal standards in three pointers, assists, and rebounds. As a team, the Nets shot 58 percent from the field, including 11-of-18 from downtown.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Carter has season-high 39 points as Nets tie Hawks for eighth - Tom Canavan - AP
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- It's Carter at his best - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Vince Carter lights up Hawks - Sekou Smith - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Smith enjoying Hawks' version of March Madness - Sekou Smith - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- What happened in the second half? - Rogers Harrison - The Hawks Hack
- In East and West, Scrambling for No. 8 Seed - Harvey Araton - New York Times
- Nets will their way to a win - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Vince Carter Interview (Video) - Gordon Damer - YES Network
- Post Game Plus (Video) - Michelle Beadle - YES Network
- Players amazed by Harris - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Vroom with a view - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Harris steps up on bad ankle - Mike Puma - New York Post
- Vince Carter leads Nets to crucial win over Atlanta Hawks, 125-117 - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Harris, Carter deliver - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Al Iannazzone For The Record - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Nets smelling playoffs - SNY
- Carter Leads the Way, Nets Ground Hawks - Matthew McQueeny - New Jersey Nets
- Richard Jefferson Post Game Audio (mp3) - New Jersey Nets
- Vince Carter Post Game Audio (mp3) - New Jersey Nets
- Devin Harris Post Game Audio (mp3) - New Jersey Nets
- Assist of the Night: Mike Bibby (Video) - NBA.com