So graphic we'll spare you the visual

Heat 90, Nets 65
Game 63 File
Missing 19 out of 20 shots during one stretch, the Nets take a close game and flush it down the tubes, handing the Heat an easy blowout win. The Nets continue to look whipped, with their third straight blowout loss to tough teams signalling it may be time to throw in the towel on the season.
• Box Score

Nets Record: 27 - 36
Home Record: 16 - 13
Away Record: 11 - 23
Division Record: 5 - 5
Conf. Record: 18 - 19
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Nets High Men:
• Points: Vince Carter, 20.
• Assists: Jason Kidd, 4.
• Rebounds: Jason Kidd and Brian Scalabrine each had 9.
• Steals: Jason Kidd, 3.
• Turnovers: Vince Carter and Travis Best each had 3.
• Blocks: Travis Best and Brian Scalabrine each had 1.
• FG Percentage: Cliff Robinson and Nenad Krstic, 50.0% (2 - 4 and 4 - 8 respectively).

Nets Team Stats:
• FG Percentage: 29.7%
• FT Percentage: 76.9%
• Rebounds: 37
• Rebound Differential: -8
• Turnovers: 15
• Opposing Team's Turnovers: 13
• Bench points: 21
• Bench points Differential: +1
• Steals: 9
• Blocks: 2
• Points in the Paint: 26
• Double-Doubles: 0
• Triple-Doubles: 0

The Kidd Effect:
• Nets Players in Double Digit Scoring: 2
• Nets Fast Break Points: 4
• Kidd's FG Percentage: 30.0% (3 - 10).
• Scoring Differential Kidd in the game: -16
• Scoring Differential Kidd out: -9 ( Vaughn, Best, Planinic at PG)
• Double-Doubles this Season: 10
• Triple Doubles this Season: 5
• Career Triple Doubles: 64

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Game 63: Heat 90, Nets 65 - March 12, 2005
Hot Steaming Pile Of Crap
Warning! What we're about to say is likely to be graphic, somewhat descriptive in nature and potentially disgusting.

Today's game in Miami against the Heat was about as elegant as a hot, steaming pile of crap. Reminiscent of their performance last season in Memphis, this one was all the more disturbing because the Nets are seemingly fighting it out for a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. A competitive first half actually saw the Nets with a 2 point lead, but it was apparent that shooting would go down the crapper once again. Fearful of the inside dominance of Shaq, and wincing at even the suggestion of a raised arm, the Nets bricked up the s-house with misfires starting around the seven minute mark of the third quarter.

With a second half stench so awful it brought tears to our eyes, the Nets were run out of Miami by a Heat wave in the third that came with Dwyane Wade sitting on the bench with 4 fouls and Shaq having a quiet day. Eddie Jones was the catalyst, scoring 14 points in the quarter to put things out of reach. The fourth quarter was even more sewage, as the Nets scored but 10 points in the quarter (they managed only 26 points in the entire second half, and threated to break their team record for least points scored in a game, 62), and 5 of those game with less than 2 minutes to play.

How bad was it? The Nets had a 13 minute stretch in which they shot 1 - 20. Nothing but floaters all, and the one make was a questionable goaltending call against Shaq. For the game, that totaled just under 30% (29.7% to be exact).

That just stinks.

Bathroom Break
Feeling Flushed - We're kidding ourselves, Netsfans, if we think this is a bonafide playoff team. One dimensional of late, with the body language of a team that says "when is tee time?", the Nets are simply not a quality team that could finish with a late burst and sneak into the playoffs. From the 30% shooting, to managing only 22 baskets and 10 assists all game, to all the easy looks the Heat found, it's asking a lot for the Nets to rally back to gain the playoffs.
Down The Crapper - The Nets nearly broke a team record for lowest scoring output. We would have expected that in the early days of the season without Kidd and Carter, but now? Bad, stagnant clearout offense is just such a comedown from the Princeton offense of years past. The dynamic duo did combine for only 27 points and 6 assists, which in this season of Net dyspeptic offense will never get it done.
Bowl Hanging - Nenad Krstic continues to hang in there, netting 12 points in 17 minutes against the Big Diesel. But where oh where is Jason Collins? Not only is his 2 points on 1 - 6 shooting something to wretch over, Collins was bent over by Shaq and his buddies repeatedly.
Benched And Blocked - The Nets bench was not helpful, combining to go 8 - 31 (that's 25.8%, folks) as only Cliff Robinson (who fouled out in only 17 minutes) and Travis Best (9 points, but 4 - 14 shooting) were capable of doing anything to assist.

Dung Wrong
That's a team with the look of a contender, as Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade, and the Jones boys, Eddie and Damon, demonstrated today. The Heat took the Nets by the ears, gave them a wet willie, and plunged their playoff hopes so far down the toilet they may not see daylight until October.
- Joe

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