The situation seemed to be just right for the Nets to put together their first winning streak of the season Wednesday night at the Izod Center. Dwyane Wade, who has killed them for the last several years, left the game late in the first quarter with a strained left calf. After trading leads with the Heat for most of the night, the Nets led by six with four minutes left in the game. But they then missed their next 10 shots as the Heat went on a 13-2 run to pull out the win. Brook Lopez led all scorers with 26 points and added 10 rebounds, Devin Harris added 18 points, and Kris Humphries grabbed 12 boards. But the Nets shot just 35 percent from the field and 1-15 from 3-point range. Michael Beasley and Quentin Richardson combined for 39 points and 25 rebounds for Miami.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- First Half Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Without Wade, Heat win season-high 4th straight - Tom Canavan - AP
- Nets can't spark a winning streak - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Post-Game Plus (Video) - Nancy Newman - YES Network
- Kiki Vandeweghe Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Devin Harris Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Kris Humphries Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Deadline looms as Nets fade vs. Wade-less Heat - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- No stopping Nets from record-setting eight wins this season - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Nets blow another in tough loss to Heat - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Alston grateful the Nets let him go - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets notes: Chris Douglas-Roberts a radio star - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets Burn Out in 4th, Can't Close Out Heat - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets Burn Out in 4th, Can't Close Out Heat - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
- Nets flop in the fourth, miss out on first win streak - Bob Considine - NBA.com
- Heat edges lowly Nets despite loss of Wade early - Michael Wallace - Miami Herald
- Trade targets nothing new to Miami Heat - Michael Wallace - Miami Herald
- Miami Heat trade deadline: That's Amare (Video) - Israel Gutierrez - Miami Herald
- Heat holds off Nets after Wade leaves with calf injury - Ethan Skolnick - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Heat 87, Nets 84 - Ira Winderman - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Cavaliers-Jamison trade has implications for Heat - Ethan Skolnick - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Heat Dwyane Wade with calf injury; beat Nets - DolPhan Dave - Peninsula is Mightier
- Nets miss golden opportunity against Heat (with Audio) - Gregory Hrinya - Examiner