Whew!
A much-happier Thanksgiving for Netsfans, with the big win last night.
Didn't see it (it's on tape, will review on Sunday), but it appears as if just having Carter back on the court was enough to open up the offense. Jason Kidd was again Mr Triple Double, and had several big plays at the end to get the win. Let his play do the talking, so to speak, but everyone else went along with him tonight. He was big in the second half defending Brandon Roy, who had 25 points but only 4 in the second half.
That's 90 career triple doubles, and his 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists were a big part of this one. He did most of his damage in the second half.
The Nets fell down by as many as 11 points in the first half and it started looking like it would get ugly all over again. But some Boki 3's and good play cut the lead to 3 at the half. In the second half they fell down by 11 again, but this time it was a full team effort to get the win.
Impressive things just by box score gazing and reading the game summaries:
The Nets came back from being down late to get the win. Kidd had the old fake timeout 3 point play, made a big defend on Brandon Roy, and grabbed a huge offensive rebound in the last minute.
Boki was back to being Boki, and had 23 points. That's huge in and of itself.
Antoine Wright was big defensively, and added 11 points. He's much better with Carter on the floor, just like almost every other Net.
Another new starting combo, this time Collins and Allen I think, at the front line. Collins m
ade a huge play, getting an offensive foul out of a driving Roy. That's where his value comes in.
Not too much play for Sean Williams. Not sure why, exactly.
Carter had a big second half after a quiet first half. He didn't start, was -11 in the first half, but he came back with some good effort in the second half. It also seems like his ability opened up the floor for others, especially Richard Jefferson. He finished with 13 points.
RJ was back, too - getting 30 points.
And Josh Boone had a nice game on his birthday, with 8 points in 13 minutes.
Big story of the night - the Nets actually shot it well, better than 50% for the game. And they defended when they had to, so we're encouraged that they had had enough of getting their butts kicked.
So now, off to Seattle, another young team that can be beat. Surely, 6 - 7 heading into LA would be a much better option than 5 - 8.
Let's hope we've seen the worst of it.
Joe
Didn't see it (it's on tape, will review on Sunday), but it appears as if just having Carter back on the court was enough to open up the offense. Jason Kidd was again Mr Triple Double, and had several big plays at the end to get the win. Let his play do the talking, so to speak, but everyone else went along with him tonight. He was big in the second half defending Brandon Roy, who had 25 points but only 4 in the second half.
That's 90 career triple doubles, and his 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists were a big part of this one. He did most of his damage in the second half.
The Nets fell down by as many as 11 points in the first half and it started looking like it would get ugly all over again. But some Boki 3's and good play cut the lead to 3 at the half. In the second half they fell down by 11 again, but this time it was a full team effort to get the win.
Impressive things just by box score gazing and reading the game summaries:
The Nets came back from being down late to get the win. Kidd had the old fake timeout 3 point play, made a big defend on Brandon Roy, and grabbed a huge offensive rebound in the last minute.
Boki was back to being Boki, and had 23 points. That's huge in and of itself.
Antoine Wright was big defensively, and added 11 points. He's much better with Carter on the floor, just like almost every other Net.
Another new starting combo, this time Collins and Allen I think, at the front line. Collins m
ade a huge play, getting an offensive foul out of a driving Roy. That's where his value comes in.
Not too much play for Sean Williams. Not sure why, exactly.
Carter had a big second half after a quiet first half. He didn't start, was -11 in the first half, but he came back with some good effort in the second half. It also seems like his ability opened up the floor for others, especially Richard Jefferson. He finished with 13 points.
RJ was back, too - getting 30 points.
And Josh Boone had a nice game on his birthday, with 8 points in 13 minutes.
Big story of the night - the Nets actually shot it well, better than 50% for the game. And they defended when they had to, so we're encouraged that they had had enough of getting their butts kicked.
So now, off to Seattle, another young team that can be beat. Surely, 6 - 7 heading into LA would be a much better option than 5 - 8.
Let's hope we've seen the worst of it.
Joe
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