With Jason Kidd leading the way on the court he once owned, the Mavs blasted the Nets into their own special oblivion Wednesday. After holding the Mavs in check during the first quarter, the Nets collapsed in the second, getting outscored 49-22. The Mavs shot 90% in the quarter. The Nets came out fast in the third and played the Mavs even for the quarter, but obviously, it was too late. Kidd left the game after three quarters then returned with seven minutes left in the fourth when the Nets made a mini-run. He finished with 16 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds and five steals. He is now 3-1 vs the Nets since being traded to Dallas at the deadline in 2008. Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs with 24 while Chris Douglas-Roberts had 24 for the Nets. Rafer Alston didn't dress because of a sore knee. So for the 14th consecutive game, the Nets played with 10 or fewer players. No indication as to when Alston will return. Kiki Vandeweghe takes over as head coach Thursday.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Nets fall to Mavericks, set NBA record with 0-18 start - Bob Considine - NBA.com
- Nets lose NBA-record 18th straight to start season - Brian Mahoney - AP
- Nets set NBA record for worst start - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- 0-18! Nets set NBA futility mark against Mavericks - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Woe-and-18! Nets set record for worst start - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Nets set record for worst start, fall to 0-18 - Larry Fine - Reuters
- Mavericks hand Nets one to forget - Eddie Sefko - Dallas Morning News
- NBA in the Big Apple is rotten to the core - Eddie Sefko - Dallas Morning News
- Nets Set Dubious Record by Falling to 0-18 - Julian Garcia - The InterNets
- That Makes 18 - Al Iannazzone - In the 'Zzone
- A Historically Bad Night for Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Post-Game Plus (Video) - Nancy Newman - YES Network
- From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Jim Spanarkel - YES Network
- Tom Barrise Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Devin Harris Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Nets' Defense Disappears Against Dallas - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
- Nets claim unenviable mark with 18th straight NBA loss - Agence France Presse
- Nets Fall to 0-18, Set Season-Opening Loss Record - Mason Levinson - Bloomberg
- Nets set NBA record for opening losses (with Video) - Gregory Hrinya - Examiner
- Sports Center Highlight of the Night: Nets 0-18 (Video) - ESPN
- Nets lose, make NBA history - Kimberley A. Martin - Newsday
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Nets make history with fittingly brutal effort - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Dirk in Kiki’s corner - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Van Gundy wants Ewing to get shot - Marc Berman - New York Post
- Ewing eager to get first head-coaching job - Steve Adamek - The Record
- Nets set NBA worst record of losing start at 0-18 - Xiong Tong - Xinhua
- Chinese Yi expects to return to NBA court next week - Wang Guanqun - Xinhua
- Dallas Mavericks at New Jersey Nets, 12/02/2009 - Alex Raskin - HoopsWorld
- Slideshow: Worst Teams in NBA History - Sports Illustrated
- Steal of the Night: Terrence Williams (Video) - NBA.com
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Mavericks - Nathaniel Butler - NBA
- Record Setting Nets - Fred Kerber - New York Post Nets Blog