The Nets were able to keep the Blazers' in check for three quarters, but Portland scored 37 points in the fourth to come back for a 105-99 victory at the IZOD Center Thursday night. The first half was close throughout, but the Nets built an 11-point lead early in the third quarter. The Blazers caught up early in the fourth and the Nets just couldn't get any stops down the stretch. The Nets shot 51 percent from the field, but were outrebounded 45-34. Brandon Roy led the Blazers with 29 points and rookie Jerryd Bayless had a career-high 23. Devin Harris led the Nets with 23 points and eight assists, but Vince Carter had his second straight off-night, shooting just 4-14. Lawrence Frank admitted Carter may not fully recovered from his foot injury suffered against the Celtics. Brook Lopez added 17 points and six boards, outplaying Greg Oden who scored only two points and grabbed only one board.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Brandon Roy scores 29 to lead Portland over Nets - Tom Canavan - AP
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- This year's Nets look like last year's Blazers - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Carter witnessed Thursday's airplane crash - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets drop their second straight, lose to Portland - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets fall victim to fourth-quarter lapse - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Devin Harris Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Brook Lopez Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Post Game Plus (Video) - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Nets burned by Blazers at home - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Nets star Vince Carter saw Flight 1549 crash his window - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Guilty of Home-i-cide - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets Get a Glimpse of the Trail Blazers’ Bright Future - David Waldstein - New York Times
- Notes: Carter saw jet crash - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets burned by Blazers, 105-99 - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Portland rebounds from loss at Philadelphia with win at New Jersey - Jason Quick - The Oregonian
- Centers of Attention: Lopez Outplays Oden - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
- Dunk of the Night: Jerryd Bayless (Video) - NBA.com
- Photo Gallery: Trailblazers 105, Nets 99 - Bill Kostroun - AP