The Nets have 47 losses this season, and it seems like most of them have followed the same script. Again on Tuesday in Cleveland, they hung around with a stronger team for about three quarters, before their opponent put them away early in the fourth. The Nets actually led the best team in basketball by eight midway through the first quarter, but the Cavs took the lead for good early in the second. It was a 13-2 Cleveland run to start the fourth that put the game away. The Nets didn't have much trouble scoring, but allowed the Cavs, who were led by LeBron James' 32 points and 11 assists, to shoot 53 percent from the field. Despite his bruised shin, Jarvis Hayes had one of his best games as a Net, scoring 19 points on 8-13 shooting. Courtney Lee added 24 points and seven rebounds, Brook Lopez had 23 and 14, and Keyon Dooling finished with 11 points and seven assists. Chris Douglas-Roberts did not play, but tweets that he was healthy. It was the Nets seventh straight loss, all by fewer than 10 points.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- James leads Cavaliers to 12th straight win - AP
- Nets drop 104-97 loss to Cavs - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Harris misses game with sprained shoulder - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- James finishes off Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Post-Game Plus (Video) - Bob Lorenz - YES Network
- From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Kiki Vandeweghe Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Keyon Dooling Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Cavaliers take their time, but eventually ease past lowly New Jersey, 104-97 - Brian Windhorst - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
- Cavaliers gain 12th straight win, top Nets - Chris Beaven - Canton Repository
- Delonte West's return remains on hold - Chris Beaven - Canton Repository
- Cavs run streak to 12 with predictable win over Nets - Sam Amico - NBA.com
- Cavs win 12th in row - George M. Thomas - Akron Beacon-Journal
- Trade by Cavs unlikely - George M. Thomas - Akron Beacon Journal
- Nets lose seventh straight, fall to Cavaliers, 104-97 - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets fight, but fall to Cavaliers - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Cavaliers 104, Nets 97: A dozen times better - Bob Finnan - Willoughby News-Herald
- Cavaliers notes: West isn't cleared to play - Bob Finnan - Willoughby News-Herald
- The situation isn't good for New Jersey - JIm Ingraham - Willoughby News-Herald
- Cavs stretch NBA win streak with triumph over Nets - Agence France Presse