Nets Get Crushed, Eliminated By Sixers

The Nets were officially eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday, and they didn't put up much of a fight, losing to the Sixers 107-88 at the Prudential Center.

The Sixers scored just four points in the first seven minutes, but scored 48 in the next 27 minutes and led by nine at the half. It was still a single-digit game midway through the third quarter, but the Sixers blew it open with a 15-6 run and led by as many as 23 in the fourth.

The Nets shot just 38 percent from the field and got outrebounded 53-36. Kris Humphries led them with 20 points and 10 rebounds, but shot just 7-for-18. Deron Williams added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists. Lou Williams led the Sixers with 20 points.

After the game, Williams declined to discuss any details of his Monday chat with Mikhail Prokhorov. “Like I’m going to tell you [the media],” he said, maintaining the secrecy his boss spoke about. The Nets are now 8-3 with their owner in the building.

• Boxscore - NBA.com
• Sixers vs. Nets (Video) - NBA.com
• Hawes scores season-high 19 as 76ers beats Nets - Tom Canavan - AP
• Prokhorov, Williams talk about Nets' future - AP
  
• Hapless Nets fall to 76ers with Prokhorov looking on - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
• Mikhail Prokhorov, like the Nets, is a work in progress - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
  
• Prokhorov at Barclays Center (Video) - NJ.com
• Owner Says the Nets and New Arena Remain Hard-Hat Zones - Richard Sandomir - New York Times
  
• Nets lose to 76ers, eliminated - Fred Kerber - New York Post
• Nets owner Prokhorov starts courting Deron - Tim Bontemps - New York Post
• Mikhail Prokhorov ready for "throwdown’ over Deron Williams - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
  
• Nets officially out of playoffs - Andy Vasquez - The Record
• Nets owner Prokhorov jokes about "crushing" Mark Cuban over Deron Williams - Andy Vasquez - The Record
• Prokhorov speaks in Brooklyn - Andy Vasquez - NJ Nets Nation
• NETS: 6 Months Out, Prokhorov Tours Barclays Center Site - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
  
• Post Game Plus (Video) - Nancy Newman - YES Network
• Mikhail Prokhorov Interview (Video) - Gary Apple - SNY
• In His Rising Arena, Nets Owner Prokhorov Foresees His Team As NBA Champions (Video) - Jeanine Ramirez - NY1
  
• Sixers rout Nets, end four-game skid - Bob Cooney - Philadelphia Daily News
• Inside the Sixers: Lineup shuffle pays off in victory - John N. Mitchell - Philadephia Inquirer
  
• Sixers down Nets to end skid - Tom Moore - phillyBurbs.com
• Angry Hawes guides Sixers to win over Nets - John Finger - Comcast Sports Net
• Mark Cuban vs. Nets Owner in Kickboxing? (Video) - NBCDFW
• Reno's Armon Johnson Makes Nets' Debut - KOLO