Luke Ridnour dropped in the game-winning floater with less than a second left Friday in the Nets' first game against the Bucks and Richard Jefferson. Ridnour's crossover left Bobby Simmons out of position and he drove the lane unattended. It was a tough loss for the Nets who had come back several times over the course of the game, the last time on a Simmons' game-tieing three off a scoop pass from Vince Carter with nine seconds left. It was Carter's 14th assist, a career high. VC came within a rebound of a triple-double, scoring 23 points. The loss was made tougher by word that Yi Jianlian had broken the pinkie finger on his shooting hand when he swiped at the ball and jammed it. He's expected to be out three to four weeks...roughly around the All-Star Break. Yi had hit for 16 in 25 minutes in his return to Milwaukee, his third straight solid game. Richard Jefferson, who was traded for Yi, had a miserable shooting night, going 3-for-15 from the floor and scoring 13 points. The Nets hit 16 three pointers, with Simmons hitting five-of- nine for all of his 15 points and Dooling hitting four-of-six. Jarvis Hayes added 16 points. Devin Harris didn't play.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights: Bucks 104, Nets 102 (Video) - NBA.com
- Ridnour's floater lifts Milwaukee over Nets - Colin Fly - AP
- Nets fall to Bucks, 104-102, on last-second lay-in - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Harris better, but sits out another game - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Richard Jefferson Interview (Video) - Michelle Beadle - YES Network
- Nets' Yi breaks finger against Milwaukee - AP
- Yi breaks pinky finger as Nets fall to Bucks - Agence France Press
- Jefferson Wins Battle of Returners - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- RJ sends Nets Buck to the future - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Players itch to face former teams - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Jefferson's Bucks nip Nets - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Yi out 4 weeks - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Last-second floater sinks New Jersey - Tom Enlund - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
- Harris unable to show goods - Tom Enlund - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
- Happy 2K9 - Charlie Villaneuva - NBA.com
- Scott Skiles Press Conference (Video) - Milwaukee Bucks
- Yi Jianlian Breaks Pinky - Jon Mladic - HoopsWorld
- Nets lose game, and Yi breaks finger against Bucks - Michael Street - Asian-American Sports Examiner
- Play of the Day: Luke Ridnour (video) - NBA.com
- Photo Gallery: Bucks 104, Nets 102 - Gary Dineen - NBA
- Not Just Another Game - Jon Mladic - HoopsWorld
- RJ gets some revenge on Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Yi aggressiveness leads to broken finger - Michael Street - Asian-American Sports Examiner