The Nets first season at the Prudential Center ended in disappointing fashion, as D.J. Augustin hit a jumper with 1.1 seconds left to give the Bobcats a two-point victory on Monday night.
The Nets led for most of the first half, but the Bobcats took control with a 13-2 run midway through the third quarter. The Nets came back and took a brief lead on a long three by Sasha Vujacic with just over two minutes to go in the fourth, but Charlotte answered with a 3-point play by Boris Diaw and then a Diaw three on the next possession. Vujacic tied the game with another three with 10.7 seconds left, but Augustin hit a step-back jumper over Brook Lopez with 1.1 seconds on the clock to win the game. The Nets were out of timeouts and couldn't get a shot off after the Augustin shot.
Both teams shot better than 54 percent from the field. Lopez led the Nets with 31 points on 12-for-23 shooting, while Jordan Farmar scored 20 points and dished out nine assists. Vujacic finished with 19 points and Brandan Wright added 10 points off the bench.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Bobcats-Nets notebook - Jake Appleman - NBA.com
- Bobcats slip past Nets 105-103 - AP
- Nets end final home game with thud, falling to Bobcats 105-103 - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
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Nets guard Sasha Vujacic unsure of what's to come - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Deron has surgery; Nets fall - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets fall to Bobcats; Lopez, Johnson look to future - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
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Nets finish first year in Newark with loss to Bobcats - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets can't close home schedule with a win - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Avery Johnson Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Brook Lopez Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Post-game Analysis (Video) - Ian Eagle & Jim Spanarkel - YES Network
- Post Game Plus (Video) - Nancy Newman - YES Network
- Rapid Reaction: Bobcats 105, Nets 103 - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Lopez improving, but still unpolished - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Augustin overshadows Lopez late in Nets’ home finale - Gregory Hrinya - Examiner
- Fadeaway shot gives Bobcats victory - Rick Bonnell - Charlotte Observer
- Bobcats defeat Nets behind Augustin's shot in closing seconds - Connor Huchton - Rufus on Fire