regular-season Stories - Canis Hoopus
Nets Go Cold Down the Stretch, Lose Big Lead
In the middle of the third quarter in Sacramento Monday night, it looked like the Nets didn't need Richard Jefferson or Nenad Krstic ... or Vince Carter. With Carter in foul trouble, the Nets ran off a 24-6 run sparked by Jason Kidd and Mikki Moore to take a...
Big Second Half Gets Nets to .500
It was a tale of two halves at the Meadowlands Saturday night. Stymied by the Orlando zone, the Nets shot just 34% in the first half and trailed by 10 at the break. After falling behind by 15 early in the third, they turned things around with a 17-3 run to make...
Cliffy's Tip Saves Nets
The Nets controlled the game for 46 minutes at Madison Square Garden Friday night, but the Knicks went on an 11-0 run culminating in a David Lee tip-in to give them a one-point lead with 9.8 seconds left in the game. After a timeout, Vince Carter (who missed a...
Nets Hold Off Bobcats
Up 20 early in the fourth quarter, the Nets were looking at another comfortable victory Wednesday night in Charlotte. But the Bobcats made a charge, closing to within seven with a 13-0 run. That was as close as they got though, as Vince Carter then got a pair...
Nets Cruise Past Pacers
The Nets got one of their easiest victories of the season Monday afternoon at the Meadowlands, jumping ahead of the Pacers early on and not letting up until they were up by more than 20 points early in the fourth quarter. The Nets made 15 of their 23 shots in...
Nets' D Falls Apart in Fourth
The Nets controlled the game through the first 36 minutes Saturday night at the Target Center and led by five after the third period. Two minutes into the fourth, the lead was four, but then the Timberwolves went on a 14-2 run to grab the game out of the Nets'...
Kidd Fuels Another Comeback
For the second time in a week, the Nets found themselves 18 points behind the Bulls. This time, it was early in the third quarter at the United Center. That's when they went on 22-6 run to cut the lead to two with three minutes to go in the period. Midway...
Nets Clamp Down in Second Half to Put Raptors Away
The Nets opened up Tuesday night's game at the Meadowlands with a 15-0 run, but the Raptors caught up by the early second quarter and led by one at the break behind Andrea Bargnani and Jose Calderon, who combined for 31 first-half points. The Nets picked up the...
Nets Fall Short in Cleveland as Kidd, RJ Deal with Injuries
The Nets showed some resilience for the second straight night, coming back from a deep first-half hole in Cleveland Saturday night, but some costly turnovers down the stretch gave the Cavs an advantage the Nets could not overcome. Cleveland killed the Nets on...
Nets Come Back From Slow Start to Beat Bulls
Coming off a long layoff, the Nets looked just a bit rusty early on Friday night. They missed their first nine shots and turned the ball over three times, falling in an 18-0 hole to the visiting Bulls. Earlier in the season, they may have not been able to come...
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