If the Nets are going to earn a split in their home-and-home with the Cavs, they're going to have to get their first road win of the season, because they couldn't get it done at home, falling 93-91 at the Prudential Center on Tuesday night.
The Nets got off to a hot start and led 13-4 early. But with Devin Harris in foul trouble most of the first half, Cleveland came back quickly, went up by as many as 10 in the second quarter, and led by three at halftime. The Nets went up five with a 9-1 run spanning the third and fourth quarters, but the Cavs answered. The Nets were within one with 2 1/2 minutes left, but the Cavs hit two straight threes to go up seven, and the Nets couldn't recover.
The Nets shot just 41 percent from the field and 6-for-20 from 3-point range. Brook Lopez's struggles continued as he made just six of his 18 shots. Travis Outlaw led the Nets with 27 points, Harris added 18 points and six assists, and Troy Murphy had 11 boards in limited minutes.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
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Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
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Late 3s by Jamison and Parker lead Cavs over Nets - Tom Canavan - AP
- NJ Nets look like team of old in 93-91 loss to Cleveland Cavaliers - Zach Berman - Star-Ledger
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NJ Nets' toughness issues slowly being solved ... "kind of" - Zach Berman - Star-Ledger
- Nets lose fifth straight, fall to Cavaliers, 93-91 - Al Iannazzone - The Record
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Nets notes: Angry Avery Johnson - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets drops its fifth in row - Fred Kerber - New York Post
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Injured Nets swingman Williams sits it out - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- J.J. Hickson and Cavaliers hand Nets fifth straight defeat despite Travis Outlaw's 27 points - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
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Postgame notes: Nets lose fifth straight, 93-91, to LeBron-less Cavs - Stefan Bondy - The InterNets
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Cavaliers shoot dow Nets' chance to win - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Post-Game Plus (Video) - Jessica Taff - YES Network
- From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Avery Johnson Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Brook Lopez Interview (Video) - YES Network
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Post-Game Comments: Daniel Gibson (Video) - Cleveland Cavaliers
- Rapid Reaction: Cavaliers 93, Nets 91 - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Brook Lopez's struggles continue - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Nets drop fifth straight to upstart Cavs (with Audio) - Gregory Hrinya - Examiner
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NETS: Travis' 27 Not Enough for Nets - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
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Antawn Jamison, Cleveland Cavaliers' bench lead the way to 93-91 win over New Jersey - Mary Schmitt Boyer - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
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Byron Scott feeling right at home with his 'disrespected' city - Mary Schmitt Boyer - Cleveland Plain-Dealer