The Nets don't control their own destiny, but that wouldn't really matter, because they can't win the games they need anyway. They fell to the Sixers 108-99 at the IZOD Center Tuesday night, their third straight loss. The Nets made their first 10 shots of the game, but the Sixers were hot too and they led by three after a first quarter in which the teams combined to shoot 69 percent. Philly led by as many as nine in the second, but the Nets fought back and the game was tied at the break. The Sixers took back control in the third and led by nine again early in the fourth. The Nets cut it down to two with four minutes to go, but the Sixers answered with a 9-2 run to put them away. For the game, the Nets shot 50 percent from the field, but they committed 16 turnovers. Vince Carter and Devin Harris combined for 51 points, but Richard Jefferson scored just 14. Atlanta's magic number to eliminate the Nets is down to five.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- 76ers Cut Down Nets for 20th Win in 27 Games - AP
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Win A Big Confidence Booster For Sixers - Marc Narducci - Deep Sixer
- Nets Deep-Sixed, Fall to Philly 108-99 - Matt McQueeny - New Jersey Nets
- Williams and Sixers cut down Nets - Marc Narducci - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Nets Have Seven Games Left, and Very Slim Playoff Hopes - Bill Finley - New York Times
- 76ers' surge continues with win - Don Benevento - Camden Courier-Post
- Losses starting to add up for listless Nets - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Nets one-upped by 76ers after energetic start - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- 'D' gets an 'F' grade yet again - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Krstic struggling to regain form in time for Nets - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets Hoping For Miracle - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets fall to 76ers, playoff hopes fading - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Nets' playoffs hopes are fading quickly - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets notes: Krstic a team player - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Sixers take one Mo step toward the playoffs - Phil Jasner - Philadelphia Daily News
- Cheeks doing his part - Martin Frank - Wilmington News Journal
- Closing strong - Tom Moore - Calkins Newspapers
- Sixers show Stefanski’s wisdom - Mike Sielski - Calkins Newspapers
- Two men let open minds prevail over egos - David Aldridge - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Quiet Time - Al Iannazzone - In the 'Zzone
- April Showers - Matt McQueeny - New Jersey Nets