The Nets showed Saturday night that they will not just be playing out the string. Despite a sore right ankle, Vince Carter returned to the lineup and led his team to one of their best wins of the season. The Nets pushed the tempo early and led by as many as 10 in the first quarter, and thanks to 18 first-half points from Richard Jefferson, they had an eight-point lead at the break. The Raptors took a brief lead late in the third quarter, but Carter took over from there, scoring 15 points as the Nets used a 20-8 run to take back control. They cruised from there. Carter led all scorers with 32 points and Jefferson finished with 28. The two also combined for 12 boards, 11 assists and four steals. Stromile Swift had his second straight strong game with 10 points and six boards off the bench. The Hawks won in Philadelphia, so the magic number to eliminate the Nets is down to two.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Carter Scores 32 to Lead Nets Past Raptors - Tom Canavan - AP
- Raptors freefall continues against Nets - CBC
- Raptors lose to New Jersey, have now lost 15 of last 21 - National Post
- Nets-Raptors Notes - Matt McQueeny - New Jersey Nets
- Vince Carter Interview (Video) - Michelle Beadle - YES Network
- Courtside Chatter (Video) - Marv Albert & Jim Spanarkel - YES Network
- Post Game Plus (Video) - YES Network
- Nets follow Carter's lead - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Vince Carter leads Nets over Raptors - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Carter calling, Nets reply in win - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Hawks making Nets disappear with chemistry - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets - Still Breathing - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Courting disaster - Frank Zicarelli - Toronto Sun
- Adding insult to injury - Frank Zicarelli - Toronto Sun
- Frustration starting to boil over for Raps - Dave Feschuk - Toronto Star
- Carter, Jefferson lay beating on slumping Raptors - Montreal Gazette
- Dunk of the Night: Jamario Moon (Video) - NBA.com
- Block of the Night: Rasho Nesterovic (Video) - NBA.com
- Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors - Bill Kostroun - AP
- Nets keep fighting, top Raptors - Al Iannazzone - The Record