It was far from pretty. The Nets shot just 39 percent from the field, but against the Sacramento Kings, that was enough to get win No. 8 at the Izod Center on Wednesday night. The Nets led by four at halftime and went up by as many as 12 in the third quarter. A 7-0 run midway through the fourth gave them a 16-point lead, and they held on for a 14-point win. They had one of their best defensive efforts of the year, holding the Kings to just 35 percent shooting, the lowest mark by an opponent since Kiki Vandeweghe took over as coach. Brook Lopez led the way with 26 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks. Devin Harris finished with 24 points and nine assists, while Courtney Lee added 12 points and Kris Humphries grabbed nine boards.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Lopez scores 26, Harris 24 as Nets WIN - Tom Canavan - AP
- Harris, Lopez lead Nets to 93-79 victory over Kings - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
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Nets playing to prevent lifetime of infamy linked to 9-73 - Steve Politi - Star-Ledger
- Nets bag eighth win, beat Kings in front of sparse crowd - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Jim Spanarkel - YES Network
- Kiki Vandeweghe Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Courtney Lee Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Devin Harris Interview (Video) YES Network
- Inner Strength Nets Eighth Win - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Nets notch 8th victory as Kiki Vandeweghe mourns - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets notch eighth win, with Kiki on bench - Fred Kerber - New York Post
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Nets win turns into Westphal rant - Brian Lewis - New York Post Nets Blog
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Nets top Kings for eighth win, do it for Kiki - Bob Considine - NBA.com
- Nets Checkmate Kings, Close Out Victory - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
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Nets had this win in the bag (with Audio) - Gregory Hrinya - Examiner
- Kings Blog and Q&A: In-game blog (Kings at Nets) - Jason Jones - Sacramento Bee
- Kings lose to hapless Nets - Jason Jones - Sacramento Bee
- Kings notes: Evans sets his sights on a Friday return - Jason Jones - Sacramento Bee
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New Jersey, Where Fun Goes to Die - Ziller - Sactown Royalty
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Woeful Nets win bid to avoid worst NBA team label - Agence France Presse
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Quick Recap: New Jersey Nets 93, Sacramento Kings 79 - Mark Ginocchio - Nets Are Scorching