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			Game 82: Heat 96, Nets 84 - April 14, 2004 Passive Resistance New! It's over (finally)...the 2003 - 2004 regular season ends with a loss to the Heat in a game that the Nets refused to fight back in the second half. Better to run and live to face another day, or at least get ready for a first round playoff matchup against the Knicks. Read on... Game 81: Hawks 129, Nets 107 - April 12, 2004 Target Practice In an amazing display of outside shooting, the Hawks sink 17 treys and bomb the disinterested Nets into one long Apocalypse Now exhibition in this pasting in Atlanta. It turns ugly for Joe at the very end (like the rest of the game wasn't) was Bob Sura cheaps out in reaching his third consecutive triple double. Can I say "Bring on the playoffs?" enough? Read on... Game 80: Nets 89, Sixers 75 - April 11, 2004 All The Eggs In One Basket A tepid first half is followed by a sweet third quarter as the Nets run past the Sixers in this Holiday Special. Jason Kidd is back in form with his creativity, and throws a scare into Netsfans everywhere when he tweaks his already-injured left knee (he hyperextended it - no word on how severe but he appears ok). Rest and substitution patterns are as plentiful as chocolate on Easter...Read on... Game 79: Game 79: Pacers 90, Nets 80 - April 9, 2004 Battle Of Wounded Knee The short-handed Nets (getting tired of hearing that?), with Kerry Kittles and Aaron Williams now joining the list of the gimpy-kneed (though both played), wilt in the fourth quarter in the face of stiff Indiana defense. The Nets only remaining goal, now that fifty wins is out of reach, is the "kneed" to get healthy...Read on... Game 78: Nets 101, Magic 81 - April 8, 2004 Veal's Exhibition Netsfans are suffering through a second exhibition season here in early April, until the "real" second season begins – the playoffs. What did we get tonight? A show from Brian "Veal" Scalabrine, who scored 11 of his 15 points in the game-deciding 4th quarter. Champagne breaks down a contest that might not have had much meaning for either team, but did have some nutty plays and some good benchwork...Read on... Game 77: Bucks 103, Nets 98 - April 6, 2004 No Defense For Armstrong It's called scapegoating – blaming one ill-equipped person for your failures. Tonight, despite the return of Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin, plus the fabulous play of Rodney Rogers and Richard Jefferson, Lawrence Frank decides to test Brandon Armstrong's mettle in a late game situation. The result: a blown defensive assignment and a turnover help the Nets blow a 9 point fourth quarter lead and misfire repeatedly in the late game offense (even with Kidd). No sense in worrying over a meaningless game, but...Read on... Game 76: Nets 106, Hawks 89 - April 4, 2004 Roasted Bird For the third consecutive game, the perpetually short-handed Nets hit the century mark against a bad basketball team by playing with fire (in what amounted to a meaningless exhibition game, no less) and get a win. No shake-and-bake for this bunch, just a good old fashioned dry-roasting of passes, scoring and defense...Read on... Game 75: Nets 108, Knicks 83 - April 2, 2004 Hot Shots A fast-paced, all-out-hustlin' destruction of the Knicks that had tons for Netsfans to love. Crazy dunks from Richard Jefferson, strong performances from "Z," and Rodney Rogers, 24 points from Lucious Harris, and the Nets as a team shot a season-high 60% from the field. It also had weird, but fun moments: Jason Collins' 4 consecutive attempts at the basket at point-blank range, and Aaron Williams' first 3-point make of his NBA career. Nicky Knicksfan's 8th-seed-clinging-ass got burnt in style. Champagne celebrates the Nets' 3rd Atlantic Division Championship in 3 years by ticking off this game's glories...Read on... Game 74: Nets 103, Wiz 99 OT - March 31, 2004 Blowin' Their Stack The Nets keep their cool, while Jerry Stackhouse loses his, getting tossed after less than 9 minutes of play. His team wasn't able keep a lead they held on to for most of the game, and a big 3-pointer and a great defensive play by Kerry Kittles sent this one to overtime...Champagne covers a game that saw the tenative return of Kenyon Martin, and Lucious Harris' best performance this season...Read on... Game 73: Celtics 84, Nets 80 - March 29, 2004 No Deposit, No Return The Nets can't cash out the Celtics, despite plenty of recycling of their empties (21 offensive rebounds but only 35% shooting). Paul Pierce has a big second half, and the Nets miss out on the chance to steal a win after going cold down the stretch. Joe's asking Netfans to face facts - If the Nets can't scare up enough spare change to make it to the post season playing at least decently, it's going to be a long off-season of trying to pay the bills in Bruce Ratner's newly recycled kingdom. Read on... Game 72: Cavs 107, Nets 104 - March 27, 2004 King Me With Kidd and Martin out, the Nets are playing checkers instead of chess. Richard Jefferson goes from kingly to dopey as his bad pass hands the game to LeBron James and the Cavs right after he had gone toe-to-toe with him. RJ goes for 35, but LBJ looks like MJ as he goes royal with 41 points and 13 assists. Come back Kidd and Martin before the Nets abdicate the Atlantic Division throne...Read on... Game 71: Celtics 102, Nets 93 - March 26, 2004 Sounding Off The Nets attempt to scream in Boston, but no one hears. Paul Pierce shreds the Nets porous "D" for 34 points as the Nets fail to clinch a playoff berth (against a team they usually own) with a loss - but then do so anyway, thanks to Cleveland's own loss. SwampDragon2 is covering this one, and he's sounding off...Read on... Game 70: Nets 84, Bulls 81 - March 23, 2004 Wheel Of Fortune The Nets spin the wheel in Chicago and it comes up a prize. A sloppy yet satisfying win comes late in the fourth quarter behind Lucious Harris and Richard Jefferson, some late defense and some of that lady luck...Anyone notice that Lawrence Frank looks a little like Pat Sajak? Joe buys a vowel...Read on... Game 69: Mavs 101, Nets 98 - March 21, 2004 Too Long In Pit Row The Nets lose again to the Mavs with a late fourth quarter breakdown. Playing an almost perfect game considering Kidd and Martin were sidelined, the Nets motor ahead for almost three quarters before hitting pit row defensively in the fourth and allowing Steve Nash to take over. Despite all that, the Nets still have a chance to win at the end, which they fumble away. Joe rubbernecks the aftermath... Game 68: Knicks 79, Nets 65 - March 19, 2004 Just Plain Offensive The Nets, missing Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin, are just plain offensive against the Stephon Marbury-led Knicks. The hated Knicks get all over the rank Nets on the boards and hold them to 33% shooting for the first two game losing streak of the Lawrence Frank era. Where oh where will the offense come from? SwampDragon 2 has all the details... Game 67: Pistons 89, Nets 71 - March 18, 2004 Nagged OK! Enough already! Quit nagging me about the Pistons defense! The Nets' get an earful of relentless Piston defense, getting beaten all over the court in the second quarter to drop behind by 19. The Nets attempt a comeback but thwart themselves with poor free throw shooting to win nothing but a moral victory by keeping Detroit from holding their seventh straight opponent under 70 points. Joe is mad as hell, and spouting off about it... Game 66: Nets 94, Kings 77 - March 16, 2004 Dethroned The King is dead! The Nets take the heads off the best team in the NBA with princely defense, transition offense and a stellar night from Rodney Rogers. Rodney Rogers? Yes, ol' Rodney lights up the net as the Nets gain revenge against the Best of the West. Joe pours the boiling oil over this one... Game 65: Heat 104, Nets 95 - March 14, 2004 In Your Shorts Missing Kenyon Martin, the Nets were missing rebounding and defense and the Heat got into the Nets shorts, and stayed there. A fourth quarter comeback fizzles despite heroics from Richard Jefferson, leaving the Nets with a Moon over Miami. Joe gets debriefed... Game 64: Nets 88, Bulls 76 - March 12, 2004 Blood In The Bullring The Nets nearly decapitate the Bulls early, but some zone defense and hot shooting bring Chicago back from a 20 point deficit to take a late third quarter lead. But matador Jason Kidd and his triple double performance, as well as Richard Jefferson, Kerry Kittles and Brian Scalabrine make up for the injured Kenyon Martin (ankle sprain) and lead a fourth quarter Net goring to deliver another home win. Joe delivers the carnage... Game 63: Nets 98, Nuggets 97 - March 10, 2004 Fast Forward The Nets seemingly have this game against the Nuggets wrapped up mindway through the fourth quarter behind forwards Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson before Earl Boykins pushes the Nuggets' fast forward button. It's Reality TV in New Jersey as the Nets survive, barely, with a home court win. Read on... Game 62: Lakers 94, Nets 88 - March 7, 2004 Off The Rails The Big Diesel, Shaquille O'Neal, barrels down the line (and jumps the tracks like Superman in a scary third quarter moment) and punches the tickets of Net centers Jason Collins and Aaron Williams in this road-trip ending loss to the Kobe-less Lakers. Jason Kidd sat it out as well, but a fourth quarter offensive drought dooms the Net hopes for revenge. Read on... Game 61: Nets 78, Warriors 74 - March 5, 2004 Cheap Greasy Eats When you're on the road, You pull over and get yourself some cheap greasy comfort food, like the Nets tasted in their win against the Warriors. The Nets take their first lead of the game with under two minutes to play, then serve up some sizzlin' defense led by grill man Kenyon Martin. No Kidd, no problem. Come read Joe's menu... Game 60: Suns 87, Nets 74 - March 3, 2004 Southwestern Shaming Ceremony Only Richard Jefferson can stand tall after a hideous shaming in the Arizona desert. In the second half of a back-to-back without Big Chief Kidd, the Nets are horribly exposed. Champagne sobs through this one quietly...Read on... Game 59: Nets 95, Nuggets 91 - March 2, 2004 Klondike Kerry Kidd was out with a knee injury, so who was going to help the Nets climb "Melo Mountain"? They got it from Kerry Kittles, who scored a season-high 34 points. Champagne surveys the Nets' first victory over the West in the Lawrence Frank era...Read on... Game 58: Lakers 100, Nets 83 - February 29, 2004 Old Schooled The Nets get taken to school by a couple of old timers – Gary Payton and Horace Grant – but more importantly, may have lost Jason Kidd for awhile. He'll undergo an MRI for a bruised knee that's been bothering him for some time. New Jersey contains Kobe, but the role players, plus Shaq, teach the Nets a lesson that Lawrence Frank will need to study... Read on... Game 57: Nets 92, Heat 86 - February 28, 2004 Washed And Hung Out On The Line The Nets let it all hang out on the line behind Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin, and are able to fluff and fold the Heat's starchy defense with a tidy fourth quarter. Is it the start of another clean streak? Joe airs the dirty laundry... Game 56: T-Wolves 81, Nets 68 - February 25, 2004 Sunk By The Hudson Troy Hudson subs for Sam Cassell, and sinks the Nets 14 game winning streak with some fourth quarter shooting. This was one for lovers of defense, as the Nets could not float their way inside, get to the free throw line, or make outside shots. For the first time in over a month, a fourth quarter capsizing leads to a loss...Read on... Game 55: Nets 86, Raptors 74 - February 24, 2004 Frankin' Fantastic Meet the hottest debutante Coach in pro sports: Lawrence Frank. With a 13 - 0 coaching record, nobody has every had a better debut. The Nets get their 14th win in a row against the depleted Raptors, and are now on the longest NBA win streak of the season. Joe starts burnishing the Legend of Larry Frank...Read on... Game 54: Nets 97, Hornets 84 - February 21, 2004 Bug Swatters Squish! Lawrence Frank's Nets kill bugs dead! The Nets have now won an incredible 13 straight, including 12 in a row for Lawrence "Interim" Frank. Joe has all the bug-blockin' action...Read on... Game 53: Nets 91, Raptors 72 - February 20, 2004 In The Dust The Nets make the Carter-less, Rose-less Raptors eat their dust on their way to a franchise record 12 wins in a row. Joe reports on this latest victory in the Nets' amazing run...Read on... Game 52: Nets 98, Hawks 92 - February 18, 2004 Record Rippers Let the shredding begin. Lawrence Frank now holds the NBA record for best start to a coaching career (with 10 wins in a row), and the Nets get their 11th consecutive win, but not without a fight from the Rasheed Wallace-led (what?!) Hawks. A humdinger – the best game of this amazing run. Champy has the action, and a round-up of the ripped records. And hey: Kidd's got his 58th career triple-double! Read on.... Game 51: Nets 105, Cavaliers 85 - February 11, 2004 Kerry K.O. Ropin', dopin' K. Kittles plays possum in the first half (0 points), then comes out and Kablaminates the Cavs, scoring 20 of his game-high 27 points in the third quarter. Rookie phenom LeBron? Scored only 9 all game. The astounding Frank-led Nets winning run continues. Do we have to break for All-Star weekend? Joe mulls over another ass-whipping delivered by NJ...Read on... Game 50: Nets 89, Pistons 78 - February 10, 2004 Pony Pushovers The Nets use aggression, rebounding and defense to whip the Pistons into submission for their ninth straight victory. Richard Jefferson drives the lane with abandon for 27 points, Jason Kidd nears yet another triple double, and the Pistons are caught in the second quarter and never again allowed to see the finish line. Lawrence Frank, miracle worker? Well, no, but he's now won eight straight to start his coaching career. Joe takes it all in... Game 49: Nets 99, Sixers 87 - February 8, 2004 Toughskins The Nets go out of fashion and put on the old pair of Toughskin jeans in order to kick the crap out of the Sixers. New Jersey gets physical and puts Allan Iverson on the floor numerous times as A.I. and the Sixers run out of steam in the fourth quarter. The Nets' eighth straight win and seventh to start the Frank era leaves Joe musing about the beauty of Jason Kidd, defense, and Sears Toughskin jeans...Go figure that Joe out... Game 48: Nets 120, Magic 99 - February 6, 2004 Blitzkreig Bop Speedier than a Panzer Division through France. More thunderous than The Ramones circa 1977. Louder than a stack of Marshall amps. The Lawrence Frank-led Nets are on some kind of destructive roll after crushing the Tracy McGrady-less Magic for the rookie coach's sixth straight victory (all by double digits) and New Jersey's seventh overall. Joe can't tell if it's WWII, or the greatest Punk band ever, but he knows the Nets are all revved up and ready to go...Read on... Game 47: Nets 99, Heat 88 - February 4, 2004 Rogers' Ramjet Kenyon Martin (24 points, 13 rebounds) and Jason Kidd (18 points, 11 rebounds) double-doubled. Richard Jefferson (21 points) had a great game. Heck, six Nets scored more than Rodney Rogers (6 points) did. So why are we celebrating Rodney Rogers' put-back jam in the fourth, when the Nets were already up by 13? Well, you had to have seen it. Champagne raves about the glory of Rodney's flight...Read on... Game 46: Nets 91, Hornets 70 - February 2, 2004 Horny's Hangover The Nets turn into a living headache for New Orleans in the 3rd quarter, where they out-scored them 35 - 17. The Nets complete their first 4-game roadtrip sweep in franchise history, and Lawrence Frank, with a 4 - 0 start (all wins on the road, all of them blow-outs), has the best starting record of any Nets head coach...Champagne sorts the empties and takes out the trash...Read on... Game 45: Nets 88, Rockets 77 - January 31, 2004 Martin The Merciless Kenyon Martin comes up big in the second half (21 of his team high 27 points) and the Nets adjust on the fly (something we're not too terribly familiar with in the Byron Scott era just completed) to come from 12 back and pillage yet another road win for new coach Lawrence Frank. Is this a young dynasty in the making? Joe has the review... Game 44: Nets 89, Magic 79 - January 29, 2004 Kidd, Kid And Loosh Two games under kid coach Lawrence Frank, two wins. The Nets ride a renewed commitment to defense and a Jason Kidd offensive explosion (33 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists) to their second consecutive road win and third straight overall. They're not quite a law firm, but the way the Nets are defending under new kid head coach Lawrence Frank, they might want to start chasing some ambulances...Read on... Game 43: Nets 94, Sixers 76 - January 27, 2004 Kill The Wabbit After a week of opera-level drama, the Nets sail into Philly on a Viking Death Ship and slay timid Hip Hop the Sixers Bunny. Without Iverson, Philly was no match for the brutal, but beautiful, Nets. Lawrence Frank's first night as head coach was a powerful spectacle, thanks in large part to Richard Jefferson (30 points), and Jason "Coach Killin'" Kidd. Champagne sings of the Nets' magnificence...Read on... Game 42: Nets 110, Celtics 91 - January 25, 2004 St. Patsies Day Well, the Nets sure got what they needed to break a five game losing streak today: their own personal patsies, in the form of the Boston Celtics. The Nets break open the game in the second quarter behind Lucious Harris, Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin to win their ninth straight against the Celtics. Joe was there, with the pre-game Keep The Nets In New Jersey rally, and more... Game 41: Heat 85, Nets 64 - January 23, 2004 Muck Rakers If you like your news Inquirer-style, the Nets (NJ or Brooklyn, your choice) will be happy to provide. The Nets rake the muck with a 29% shooting night against the Heat, providing Netsfans with another fourth quarter debacle to forget. A five game losing streak, now 0 - 2 since Brooklyn came into the picture, and a 21 - 20 record at the official half-way point of the season. Now that's News of the Weird, for certain...Read on... Game 40: Spurs 99, Nets 76 - January 21, 2004 Full Frontcourt Failure The best Nets numbers? Kerry Kittles scored a season-high 30 points. Shot 68.4% from the field. The rest of them? Nearly uniformly horrible. Take this one for instance: The Nets' starting frontcourt scored 16 points to the Spurs' 52. The Nets aren't in the hunt for a title this season, unless you're referring to "Lords of the Anal Ring," says a disenchanted Champagne...Read on... Game 39: Mavericks 106, Nets 93 - January 20, 2004 The Big "O" In Big D The Nets were searching for the Big O in Big D tonight, but all they got was a tiring, frustrating ride to loserville. Once again done in by the backup point guard spot in the second quarter, the Nets spend the rest of the night trying to make the earth move under their feet but only wind up clutching at air. Joe's still looking for love in Dallas...Read on... Game 38: Pacers 90, Nets 84 - January 17, 2004 Meltdown For three quarters, it couldn't get any better. A Nets' double-digit lead against the Eastern Conference-leading Pacers, behind the efforts of Jason Kidd and some flashback defense. Then, the power went out, the bulbs became dim, and in the darkness that was the Nets' fourth quarter offense, Indiana turned on the auxiliary generators and came away with the win. Our man SwampDragon2 climbed the utility pole to see what went wrong at the CAA... Game 37: Bucks 86, Nets 83 - January 15, 2004 Blunderbuss A balky, bad-shooting game finally goes off in the fourth. Martin's fine return from a 2-game suspension goes wasted as the Bucks hold off the Nets' rumbling Martin-led come-from-behind assault. Champagne polishes his brass and reams out his barrel...Read on... Game 36: Nets 115, Wizards 103 - January 14, 2004 Tossing Eddie's Salad Even without Kenyon Martin, the Nets scored more points than they had all year, and by the end of the 3rd, had made the Washington Wizards their prison wives. Jefferson scores 30 points, the Nets out-score the Wiz 36-20 in the 3rd, Eddie Jordan picks up 2 technicals, and Washington leaves the CAA humiliated. Listen close: Champagne whispers the details into the ventilation system...Read on... Game 35: Sixers 97, Nets 81 - January 9, 2004 Flame Out Missing the fire of the suspended Kenyon Martin, the Sixers torched the Nets behind Glenn Robinson's 24 first half points, a burning advantage on the boards, and some wet blanket zone defense that turned the Nets into ash. Worse yet, Jason Kidd hurts a finger on his left hand and leaves the game in pain (he's ok). Kidd and co. couldn't get the fire started, and Joe's got the damage report...Read on... Game 34: Nets 92, Clipper 75 - January 6, 2004 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Jason Kidd performed a Clint Eastwood-esque shoot-em-up with his second consecutive 30-plus point performance. Kenyon Martin got tossed in the hoose-gow after a dust-up with Corey Maggette. Joe reports from Main Street, where he was cowering behind a barrel...Read on... Game 33: Nets 95, Knicks 85 - January 4, 2004 Calling Doctor Kidd With the Nets offense constipated and all blocked up inside by Dikembe Mutombo's 10 rejections, the fast break pulling up lame, and Kenyon Martin once again gimpy with a twisted ankle, the Nets needed a prescription for a tight game in the fourth quarter against the Knicks. A visit by Doctor Jason Kidd miraculously cured the Nets' ills by ordering up a 17 - 2 run to put the Knicks on life support. Kidd scores 35, including 19 in the fourth quarter, as the Nets put a pretty fourth quarter at the end of three ugly ones...Read on... Game 32: Nets 97, Cavaliers 82 - January 2, 2004 The Jimmie Leg Jason Kidd gives the Jimmie Leg to LeBron "King" James and the Cavs with a near-triple-double performance. A shaky start and a confident finish for the Nets in the first game of 2004 behind Kidd, Kittles, Jefferson and Martin. And what about 'Bron? Well, he's got all the tools, but little help...Joe sets things in motion... Game 31: Nets 88, Warriors 70 - December 31, 2003 New Year's Kidd Jason Kidd put the finishing touches to a wildly uneven 2003 with a celebratory performance in a blowout win over the Warriors. The Nets started their New Year's Eve party slowly, falling behind by nine before recovering and making some noise behind Kidd (23 points and ball-dropping defense in the third quarter to turn the game into an early getaway for the starters. Will the new year be kinder to the Nets? Joe looks back, and ahead, with resolutions... Game 30: Trailblazers 91, Nets 87 - December 29, 2003 March Of The Wooden Soldiers Byron Scott's army, fresh off a scintillating back-to-back road carnage and riding a six game home winning streak, picked a strange time to go wooden in tonight's loss against the Blazers. Rasheed Wallace and Zach Randolph get t-ed up, then get the Blazers going with some cannon fire, while the Nets start shooting blanks in the fourth quarter. War is hell, especially on your home court. Joe was there, and filed this report from the front lines... Game 29: Nets 82, Pacers 75 - December 27, 2003 Midwestern Mind-Melter Indiana loses their collective minds, and Netsfans get to keep theirs, after the Nets pull out of brain-lock and stop a 16 - 2 Pacers' run – with less than a minute left, Indy was within 2 points of tying. Champagne nearly filled a bed-pan. He's got the techs, the coach-tossing, the mind-bending efforts of Martin and Jefferson and Kidd (who put up his 2nd triple-double in 2 nights) and more...Read on... Game 28: Nets 82, Pistons 79 - December 26, 2003 'Tis the Threeson The Nets win by 3, get a triple-double from their #1 guy (Jason Kidd), 27 game-high points from their #3 man (Richard Jefferson), and play their worst ball in the 3rd quarter when Kenyon Martin was on the bench. Champagne spreads around the (winning) seasonal cheer...Read on... Game 27: Nets 95, Bulls 78 - December 23, 2003 Stocking Stuffers Ho, Ho, Ho! That's not just Christmas cheer the Nets have spread: it's laughter. The Nets liven up the holiday season with some 'oops, some jams and some slams (and some old-fashioned defense), effectively stuffing the Bulls by early in the 4th quarter. Jason Kidd was a very "Bad Santa" to the out-of-position Bulls, telling them point-blank "It's over" before wrapping up a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists. Joe digs around in this win-sock...Read on... Game 26: Bucks 92, Nets 87 - December 20, 2003 Up On Cripple Creek Drowning against Bucks, the Nets swam out of a 15-point deficit and reached the beach of a one point lead with two minutes to play. Exhaustion dragged them back under, however...victory was not theirs. Miraculously, in the crippled Atlantic Division, the Nets remain in 1st place with a .500 record. Joe takes the plunge...Read on... Game 25: Nets 97, Wizards 87 - December 19, 2003 Grab Bag The Nets reached into the pre-Christmas grab bag against Eddie Jordan and the Wiz and found a mixed blessing in their fifth consecutive home win. The Nets nearly lose a 20 point lead by the third quarter, but Kenyon Martin saves the day with a big fourth quarter. The Nets are much like a office grab bag these days - Joe's picking the names out of the hat for this review...Read on... Game 24: Nets 87, Jazz 74 - December 17, 2003 When The Whip Comes Down Two teams combine to commit an assault on basketball, before the Nets focus their ferocity primarily on the Jazz. After the second lowest-scoring 1st quarter in NBA history (NJ 13, Utah, 9), the Nets' offense finally catches up with their tough D, making the Jazz taste leather in the third quarter. A physical, foul-plagued affair with no audible safe words uttered by the Rolling Sloans. Champagne has the boop-sha-doo-bee...Read on... Game 23: Grizzlies 110, Nets 63 - December 13, 2003 Pooping in the Pyramid Come poop with Champagne as he tries to describe the mess that was simultaneously one of the worst losses in the Nets' ancient history of losing, and the greatest victory in franchise history for the young upstart Grizz...Read on... Game 22: Nets 99, Magic 95 - December 12, 2003 Joy in Woe-Town Woeful Orlando is struggling to shift scoring units, while the Nets are struggling to rock the league a lot harder than your typical boy-band. Kerry Kittles helps the Nets hit the .500 mark with his shot-making histrionics: 22 points, 9 - 12 from the field, and three hooky 3-balls in the fourth. Champagne shouts "Woo!" as the Nets' climb continues in Orlando...Read on... Game 21: Nets 101, Sonic 88 - December 9, 2003 Forward Progress Three yards and a cloud of dust for Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin, who run up the gut of Seattle's inside defense to ring up plenty of red zone scoring. The Nets shoot a season-high 55% and move the chains for the third consecutive time at home...Joe armchair quarterbacks it all...Read on... Game 20: Nets 99, Suns 88 - December 6, 2003 Sunblock The Nets must have been dreaming of warm weather and sunny skies after an end-of-third-quarter burst (including 10 points by slumping Lucious Harris) pushed their lead to 15 points against the Suns. Of course, that's just a pipe-dream for the 2003 -2004 Nets, who watch the Suns come out and fry the Nets in the fourth before Kenyon Martin arrives and provides the soothing aloe of a close-out, two-in-a-row-at-home win. Kidd triumphs over Marbury and more...Read on... Game 19: Nets 93, Bucks 86 - December 5, 2003 Snowboarding Inside the echoing CAA on a snowy night in Jersey, The Nets refuse to let another game slip-slide away, and instead attack the board with aggression. Kenyon Martin ties his career rebounding mark with 21 (to go with his 20 points), Jason Kidd registers his 4th triple double of the season, and Kerry Kittles dashes downhill for a team-high 22 points. Joe pulls on his Uggs and reports...Read on... Game 18: Grizzlies 96, Nets 93 - December 3, 2003 Foreclosure New Jersey spent foolishly, with little regard to the future. Trying for a late bailout, the Nets threw their hard-earned savings away and are once again foreclosed upon their home court. This time, by Grizzlies! Now, they may be finding that their Eastern Conference title hopes are on the verge of being foreclosed as well. Joe has the Nets' credit report...Read on... Game 17: Jazz 91, Nets 84 - December 1, 2003 Splatter! What's the last thing that goes through a Netsfan's mind when an opposing team hits the glass as hard as the Jazz hit it tonight? Yes, his ass. Kidd fell on his (he seems okay) and the Nets got theirs handed to them. NJ tied their franchise low in rebounds (25) and shot poorly (38.9% from the field) in a loss to the hustling Ostertag-led Jazz. What a way to end a 5 game road trip out West. Champagne rubs his tookus and reviews...Read on... Game 16: Kings 105, Nets 92 - November 30, 2003 Smokey And The Bandit The Nets had their asses barbequed in molasses in a putrid first half performance against the Kings, then made a run to make the final score respectable. Joe likens the entire event to that '70 tale of good and evil on the open road with a truck full of beer... Read on... Game 15: Blazers 97, Nets 93 - November 28, 2003 Bounced Off The Wall The Nets are straightjacketed in the fourth quarter by Damon Stoudamire, despite the attempts of firestarter Kidd. Too many meds in the end-game for the Nets means the first West Coast loss...Our man SwampDragon2 has all the details... Game 14: Nets 102, Clippers 96 - November 27, 2003 Buffet Line The Nets fill up once again on the road, gorging themselves on the Clippers buffet line and taking control with an all-you-can-eat 22 - 2 burst in the second quarter. This one was a Thanksgiving stuffer, despite the somewhat lousy meal being served in LA. Joe has his review. Read on... Game 13: Nets 93, Sonics 70 - November 25, 2003 Second Helpings Give thanks, Netsfans, to some dominating interior play by Kenyon Martin (27 points, 14 rebounds) and Richard Jefferson (18 points, 5 boards), a triple double by Jason Kidd (13 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) and a return to action by Lucious Harris in a second half blowout win against the Sonics. The Nets rally from a 12 point deficit and roast the outside-shooting-happy Sonics with 58 points in the paint. Joe serves up the review of this pre-Thanksgiving game... Game 12: Raptors 81, Nets 80 - November 22, 2003 Foul Play Not a bad Chevy Chase movie or a new murder mystery, the Nets instead bury some more bodies on the home court after a last-second, come from behind only to lose defeat at the hands of the Raptors (and maybe the refs as well). Of course, when you find yourself down by 20 in the third quarter and you're missing Jason Kidd, perhaps the guilty culprit isn't anyone but you...Joe reviews the dirty deeds, and the outcome...Read on... Game 11: Hornets 88, Nets 85 - November 18, 2003 Royal Pain In The Ass The Baron becomes a royal pain in the ass, as Baron Davis leads the Hornets to a tight, intense win over the Nets at the Continental. The Nets get more from their bench then from their starters, and blow hot (second quarter) and cold (fourth quarter) all game as Davis outplays the best point guard in the NBA, Jason Kidd. Joe reports from the jester's court as the Nets fall to 2 - 4 at the CAA....Read on... Game 10: Nets 100, Hawks 85 - November 15, 2003 New Centurians One Hundred does it - finally. The Nets grab a win on the road, scoring 100 points for the first time all season behind another Kenyon Martin double-double. Kidd gets some rest, everyone contributes and the Nets get back to .500. Onward and upward, says Joe...Read on... Game 09: Nets 85, Knicks 80 - November 14, 2003 Junk Food Junkies The Nets and Knicks serve up plenty of junk food in a turnover filled feast before Jason Kidd takes over late and pushes the Nets away from the table into a victory. The teams combine for 43 turnovers, but Kenyon Martin and Kidd combine for 40 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in a game as ugly as it was ultimately pleasing...Read on... Game 08: Spurs 85, Nets 71 - November 12, 2003 Tim's World KMart returns with energy and a double-double (14 points, 10 boards), Kidd rings up a triple double (14 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists), but Tim Duncan and the Nets' shooting woes prove to be too much in another Net home court loss. The Nets dig a deep first half hole that they almost climb out of, but again the starters run out of gas after playing too many minutes. Come back, bench, wherever you are...Read on... Game 07: Pistons 98, Nets 84 - November 9, 2003 Dukin' It Out In Detroit Injuries (Kidd gets clobbered in the neck by Big Ben, Kittles gets banged on the hip), fouls (Mourning, Williams and Jefferson pick up 5 apiece), turnovers (Nets had 21), and even a tussle or two (Collins vs. Okur under the Net, Mourning vs. Rebraca and anybody Larry Brown was throwing at him). What a battle. The Nets fight the good fight versus a determined Detroit, but fall due to exhaustion and attrition in the final round. Joe calls the game...Read on... Game 06: Nets 94, Celtics 87 - November 7, 2003 Seeing Double Twin lives up to his moniker, producing a double-double for a career night: 19 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Collins' big game pushed the Nets over the hump during the second half of a back-to-back on the road. NJ lept out in front on a terrific 2nd quarter run (9 of the Nets' last 13 points of the 1st half were contributed by Collins), then got smothered by a Kedrick Brown-sparked Celts run in the 3rd. But Kidd, Kittles, Williams and Twin (with some bench help from Slay and Mourning) put a "W" in focus for the Nets in the 4th. Joe examines the game...Read on... Game 05: Pacers 87, Nets 81 - November 6, 2003 Vote For AJ Letting Anthony Johnson change parties is starting to look like a politically poisonous move to New Jersey. After squandering an early 1st quarter lead, and coming back from a 19-point 3rd quarter deficit to get to within 2 points with 3:48 to play, ex-Net back-up PG AJ drained two consecutive 3 pointers to secure a victory for the challenging Pacers. Amazing: tonight Anthony Johnson outscored Zoran Planinic and Jason Kidd. Joe has his post-election analysis...Read on... Game 04: Rockets 86, Nets 75 - November 4, 2003 Franchismo Stevie Franchise scored when it mattered, when his team was down, late in the 4th quarter – the mark of a true stud. Francis sunk 8 of the Rockets' 12 points in the 12 - 0 run that blew this tight game wide open in the last 4 minutes. Missing manly Kenyon Martin for a second game, Netsfans are feeling a serious lack in the scoring department. We hate it when girls point and laugh at our 33.8 field goal percentage. Champagne reports...Read on... Game 03: Nets 98, Wizards 85 - November 1, 2003 The Mirror Crack'd Who's the prettiest Heach Coach of all? Tonight the mirror answered "Byron Scott," rather than back-stabbing, style-biting Eddie Jordan and his wannabe Wizards. Scott didn't need magic to best his former assistant's new team, just a healthy dose "D," 40 gritty minutes from Jason Kidd (30 points), another hot night from Richard Jefferson (19 points, 10 rebounds), and smart and gutsy role-play out of Brian Scalabrine and Brandon Armstrong, filling in for Kenyon Martin and Lucious Harris, respectively. Joe tells the story...Read on... Game 02: Nets 84, Timberwolves 61 - October 31, 2003 House of Pain Kenyon Martin went down early in the 3rd quarter and was carried off with an ankle injury, but most of the pain was inflicted on the T'wolves tonight. Minnesota set a franchise record for fewest points scored, thanks to choking defense, a superb game from Richard Jefferson (26 points) and Jason Kidd's take-charge triple double (21 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists). Joe has his review. Read on... Game 01: Raptors 90, Nets 87 - October 29, 2003 Vincent Price The tall, talented, and vastly superior NJ Nets pay the price for their lackadaisical (to use Zombie Coach Byron Scott's favorite epithet) play. Vincent Carter puts on a thrilling display, scoring 39 points and destroying New Jersey's 13-point 3rd quarter lead. Read on... Archive \| Backlash \| Bio \| Calendar \| Champagne's Blog \| Diatribe \| Game x Game \| History \| Home \| Joe Netsfan's Blog \| Media \| Opponents \| Players \| Playoffs \| Search \| Specials © 2003 Shawn Belschwender and Michael Kozlowski