The Nets' disastrous road trip came to an end Monday night with a blowout at the hands of the Denver Nuggets. The Nets brought their poor defense from L.A. early on, allowing 30 points in the first quarter. They tightened up the D temporarily in the second, got back in the game and were down just four early in the third quarter, but a 10-0 Denver run gave the Nuggets a double-digit lead for good. Vince Carter had his second straight big game, scoring 32 points on 13-23 shooting, while Keyon Dooling, starting for the injured Devin Harris, added 17 points and six assists. But the Nets' defense was their undoing once again. Denver had six players in double-figures, scored 72 points in the second half and pulled down 24 offensive boards in the game. They outscored the Nets 62-24 in the paint.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Smith, Nene score 19 points each - AP
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Nets are crushed in road trip finale - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Sunday's loss pushed Carter to the boiling point - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nuggets rout New Jersey - Benjamin Hochman - Denver Post
- Nets could be fading fast after another loss - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Another Low Point - Al Iannazzone - In the 'Zzone
- Post Game Plus (Video) - Nancy Newman - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- From the Booth (Video) - Marv Albert & Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Nets could be fading fast - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Without Harris, Nets lose again - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Photo Gallery: Nuggets 121, Nets 96 - Garrett W. Ellwood - NBA