GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: NEW JERSEY (1-1) at PHILADELPHIA (1-1)

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NBA: NEW JERSEY (1-1) at PHILADELPHIA (1-1)

<h3>Sixers, Nets lock up in Atlantic Division battle</h3>

<div class="pre">New Jersey (1-1) at Philadelphia (1-1) 7:00 pm EDT</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The New Jersey Nets and the Philadelphia76ers have something in common in the early going of the newseason: losses to the Toronto Raptors.


The Nets will try to rebound following a miserable performancewhen they visit the Sixers on Saturday.


New Jersey and Philadelphia both spent last season looking up atToronto in the Atlantic Division, and this season has startedout in similar fashion.


The Nets finished last season in second place in the Atlanticand snuck into the playoffs with the No. 6 seed. They beatToronto in the first round before falling in the conferencesemifinals to the Cavaliers.


The Raptors, however, earned a bit of revenge on Friday,pounding the Nets, 106-69. New Jersey shot just 37 percent(25-of-68) from the floor and had just one player - RichardJefferson with 27 - manage double figures in points.

The Sixers put on a fourth-quarter surge in their season openeron Wednesday, but fell short in a 106-97 loss at the Raptors.Philadelphia rebounded on Friday to pick up a 96-85 win atChicago.


Andre Miller, who was acquired in the Allen Iverson deal lastwinter, led the charge with 25 points against the Bulls and hasbeen a great fit as a solid complementary player to AndreIguodala.


The Nets and Sixers split the season series last season, witheach team winning both games on its home court.

 

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If we dont win 2nite.........Ima boycott em.</p>

 

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<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY AT PHILADELPHIA - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


NEW JERSEY PHILADELPHIA

F Richard Jefferson F Reggie Evans
F Nenad Krstic F Andre Iguodala
C Jason Collins C Samuel Dalembert
G Jason Kidd G Andre Miller
G Vince Carter G Willie Green

OFFICIALS: Scott Foster
Phil Robinson
Courtney Kirkland</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 5
PHILADELPHIA 8 9:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA 11 6:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA 15 3:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 17
PHILADELPHIA 19 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NEW JERSEY 17 17
PHILADELPHIA 19 19 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

NJN - JASON KIDD 8, RICHARD JEFFERSON 2,
ANTOINE WRIGHT 2
PHI - SAMUEL DALEMBERT 5, ANDRE IGUODALA 4,
WILLIE GREEN 2</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA 23 9:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA 27 6:05 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA 27 2:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 38
PHILADELPHIA 34 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NEW JERSEY 17 21 38
PHILADELPHIA 19 15 34 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

NJN - RICHARD JEFFERSON 12, JASON KIDD 8,
ANTOINE WRIGHT 6
PHI - SAMUEL DALEMBERT 7, ANDRE IGUODALA 7,
WILLIE GREEN 4</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 42
PHILADELPHIA 40 8:55 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA 48 5:57 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA 52 3:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA 57 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NEW JERSEY 17 21 29 67
PHILADELPHIA 19 15 23 57 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

NJN - RICHARD JEFFERSON 18, VINCE CARTER 13,
JASON KIDD 11
PHI - ANDRE IGUODALA 13, ANDRE MILLER 12,
SAMUEL DALEMBERT 7</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 75
PHILADELPHIA 67 9:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA 75 6:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 88
PHILADELPHIA 81 3:08 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 88
PHILADELPHIA 83 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 93
PHILADELPHIA 88 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NEW JERSEY 17 21 29 26 93
PHILADELPHIA 19 15 23 31 88 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: NJN - RICHARD JEFFERSON 22, VINCE CARTER 18,
JASON KIDD 16
PHI - ANDRE IGUODALA 16, SAMUEL DALEMBERT 13,
LOUIS WILLIAMS 13</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
NEW JERSEY 93
PHILADELPHIA 88 FINAL</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Jason Kidd reminded the Philadelphia76ers why he is an elite player. But more importantly, hehelped the New Jersey Nets recover from a brutal loss.

Kidd collected 16 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists - his 88thcareer triple-double - as the Nets held off the 76ers with a93-88 victory at the Wachovia Center on Saturday night.

Richard Jefferson scored 22 points and Vince Carter added 18 forNew Jersey, which dropped an embarrassing 106-69 decision tothe Toronto Raptors on Friday night.


In that contest, the Nets shot just 37 percent (25-of-68) fromthe floor and had just one player - Jefferson with 27 - managedouble figures in points. But Kidd made sure it was a differentstory in this one.


The 34-year-old point guard, who seemingly has improved withage, showed why he is one of the premier floor generals in thehistory of the NBA - moving closer to Hall of Famers OscarRobertson (181) and Magic Johnson (138) in career
triple-doubles.


Notching double figures in three statistical categories for the50th time with the Nets, Kidd was flawless with the ball in thefourth quarter as New Jersey held off a pesky Philadelphiasquad.


Despite Kidd's performance, the Nets needed some timely outsideshooting to secure the victory.


A pair of 3-pointers by reserve sharpshooter Bostjan Nachbargave the Nets a 75-67 lead with 8:57 to play in the fourth.Kidd then hit a big shot from the arc to make it 86-80 with justunder three minutes left. All three shots thwarted a comebackand switched the momentum.


New Jersey began the third with two straight hoops to take aneight-point lead on a layup by Jefferson with 10:51 to play.Philadelphia then got a pair of baskets from Andre Miller thatkeyed a 10-0 run for a 44-42 lead with 8:15 remaining.

The Nets answered with two straight buckets by reserve MalikAllen and a 3-pointer by Carter - who scored 10 points in the<div class="pre">quarter - to regain the lead at 49-46. Kidd's shot from the</div>arc with just over three minutes to play pushed the Nets' leadto 60-52.


Another 3-pointer by Carter, who shot 2-of-4 from the arc,staked New Jersey to a 67-57 lead entering the fourth. AndreIguodala scored 16 points and Kyle Korver added 11 and 11rebounds for the Sixers, who had six players score in doublefigures.

 

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<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY (93) AT PHILADELPHIA (88)

NEW JERSEY

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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R JEFFERSON F 36:14 9-18 4-4 1 3 4 6 0 3 1 22
N KRSTIC F 16:35 3-11 0-0 5 1 6 0 4 0 1 6
J COLLINS C 24:09 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 0 5 0 3 0
V CARTER G 37:21 4-12 8-12 1 5 6 5 4 0 3 18
J KIDD G 36:43 5-12 2-2 1 13 14 10 3 3 4 16
M ALLEN 16:30 5-10 0-0 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 10
J MAGLOIRE 13:09 0-2 2-2 0 2 2 0 3 0 2 2
A WRIGHT 30:00 4-8 2-2 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 10
B NACHBAR 17:46 3-6 0-0 0 6 6 1 1 0 1 8
D ARMSTRONG 11:17 0-0 1-3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
J BOONE 0:16 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 33-80 19-25 12 35 47 24 24 7 16 93
(.413) (.760) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 19 (13 PTS)

PHILADELPHIA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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A IGUODALA F 38:49 6-10 3-5 1 0 1 1 5 0 4 16
R EVANS F 21:06 0-3 2-2 4 7 11 0 2 0 1 2
S DALEMBERT C 36:14 2-8 9-14 3 6 9 2 2 0 1 13
W GREEN G 26:39 3-11 0-0 1 2 3 2 1 0 2 6
A MILLER G 34:24 6-16 0-0 1 4 5 3 5 2 2 12
K KORVER 33:01 3-9 3-4 1 10 11 2 3 1 3 11
L WILLIAMS 18:52 6-9 1-3 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 13
R CARNEY 17:04 4-10 2-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 10
J SMITH 10:22 2-5 1-2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 5
C BOOTH 3:29 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
K OLLIE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T YOUNG DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 32-81 21-32 12 32 44 15 24 8 14 88
(.395) (.656) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 14 (13 PTS)

NEW JERSEY 17 21 29 26 - 93
PHILADELPHIA 19 15 23 31 - 88

BLOCKED SHOTS: NEW JERSEY - M ALLEN 2, J KIDD, A WRIGHT, N KRSTIC.
PHILADELPHIA - S DALEMBERT 4.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: NEW JERSEY 8-17 (.471), R JEFFERSON 0-1, V CARTER 2-
4, J KIDD 4-7, A WRIGHT 0-2, B NACHBAR 2-3. PHILADELPHIA 3-15 (.200),
A IGUODALA 1-2, W GREEN 0-1, A MILLER 0-2, K KORVER 2-4, L WILLIAMS 0-
2, R CARNEY 0-4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: PHILADELPHIA - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: COURTNEY KIRKLAND, PHIL ROBINSON, SCOTT FOSTER.
A - 19,706. T - 2:22.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Jefferson 36:14 9-18 4-4 1-4 6 0 22
N Krstic 16:35 3-11 0-0 5-6 0 4 6
J Collins 24:09 0-1 0-0 2-4 0 5 0
V Carter 37:21 4-12 8-12 1-6 5 4 18
J Kidd 36:43 5-12 2-2 1-14 10 3 16
M Allen 16:30 5-10 0-0 2-3 0 2 10
J Magloire 13:09 0-2 2-2 0-2 0 3 2
A Wright 30:00 4-8 2-2 0-2 1 1 10
B Nachbar 17:46 3-6 0-0 0-6 1 1 8
D Armstrong 11:17 0-0 1-3 0-0 1 1 1
J Boone 0:16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
M Williams DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 33-80 19-25 12-47 24 24 93
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Percentages: FG-.413, FT-.760. 3-Point Goals:
8-17, .471 (R Jefferson 0-1, V Carter 2-4, J
Kidd 4-7, A Wright 0-2, B Nachbar 2-3). Team
Rebounds: 13. Blocked Shots:5 (M Allen 2, J
Kidd, A Wright, N Krstic). Turnovers:16 (J
Kidd 4, V Carter 3, J Collins 3, J Magloire
2, R Jefferson, M Allen, B Nachbar, N
Krstic). Steals: 7 (J Kidd 3, R Jefferson 3,
A Wright).


PHILADELPHIA (88)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Iguodala 38:49 6-10 3-5 1-1 1 5 16
R Evans 21:06 0-3 2-2 4-11 0 2 2
S Dalembert 36:14 2-8 9-14 3-9 2 2 13
W Green 26:39 3-11 0-0 1-3 2 1 6
A Miller 34:24 6-16 0-0 1-5 3 5 12
K Korver 33:01 3-9 3-4 1-11 2 3 11
L Williams 18:52 6-9 1-3 0-1 3 1 13
R Carney 17:04 4-10 2-2 1-1 1 2 10
J Smith 10:22 2-5 1-2 0-2 0 2 5
C Booth 3:29 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0
K Ollie DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Young DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 32-81 21-32 12-44 15 24 88
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Percentages: FG-.395, FT-.656. 3-Point Goals:
3-15, .200 (A Iguodala 1-2, W Green 0-1, A
Miller 0-2, K Korver 2-4, L Williams 0-2, R
Carney 0-4). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked
Shots:4 (S Dalembert 4). Turnovers:14 (A
Iguodala 4, K Korver 3, A Miller 2, W Green
2, S Dalembert, R Evans, L Williams). Steals:
8 (A Miller 2, C Booth 2, L Williams 2, K
Korver, R Carney).

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NEW JERSEY 17 21 29 26 - 93
PHILADELPHIA 19 15 23 31 - 88
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Technical fouls: Philadelphia - 1 (Defensive
Three, 0:41 1st).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,706. T: 2:22.
Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Phil Robinson,
Scott Foster.</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Jason Kidd reminded the Philadelphia76ers why he is an elite player. But more importantly, hehelped the New Jersey Nets recover from a brutal loss.

Playing with a nagging thigh injury, Kidd collected 16 points,14 rebounds and 10 assists - his 88th career triple-double - asthe Nets held off the 76ers with a 93-88 victory at the WachoviaCenter on Saturday night.


Richard Jefferson scored 22 points and Vince Carter added 18 forNew Jersey, which dropped an embarrassing 106-69 decision tothe Toronto Raptors on Friday night.


"The best thing that could happen to this team is to come outtonight and just redeem yourself," Jefferson said. "Tonight weshowed a little bit to grind it out against a young, talentedteam that plays extremely hard."


"We didn't show up yesterday," Kidd said. "We bounced back andwe got a win on the road. You got to bring your 'A' game in theEast. Tonight, it was a big win for us."


In that contest, the Nets shot just 37 percent (25-of-68) fromthe floor and had just one player - Jefferson with 27 - managedouble figures in points.


But Kidd made sure it was a different story in this one - eventhough it wasn't certain if he would play.


"We gave it a go tonight," Kidd said. "The trainer asked if Iwanted to give it a go and I said, 'I'll try and see whathappens.' It bothered me last night but, that was no excuse.If you suit up, you've got to play."


The 34-year-old point guard, who seemingly has improved withage, showed why he is one of the premier floor generals in thehistory of the NBA - moving closer to Hall of Famers OscarRobertson (181) and Magic Johnson (138) in career
triple-doubles.


Notching double figures in three statistical categories for the50th time with the Nets, Kidd was flawless with the ball in thefourth quarter as New Jersey held off a pesky Philadelphiasquad.


"I came out a little bit more aggressive," Kidd said. "I gotspoiled playing with some of the best players in the world (withTeam USA at the FIBA Americas), and I might not have been inthat form of not being aggressive and taking the shot.

"Tonight, I took shots that presented themselves. I made acouple early and it went from there."


Nets coach Lawrence Frank had nothing but praise for his starguard.


"Jason's performance and ability to respond in big games is whyhe is our captain," Frank said. "He imposed his will on thegame. He is the leader of our team. And our guys play off ofhim."


Despite Kidd's performance, the Nets needed some timely outsideshooting to secure the victory.


A pair of 3-pointers by reserve sharpshooter Bostjan Nachbargave the Nets a 75-67 lead with 8:57 to play in the fourth. Kiddthen hit a big shot from the arc to make it 86-80 with justunder three minutes left. All three shots thwarted a comebackand switched the momentum.


"We do have a deep team that has a lot of guys that can bigshots," Nachbar said. "That's an advantage that we have thisyear. The bench proved that, in this game, that it doesn't haveto be Vince or R.J. (Jefferson) to make those shots."

"Just being able to take a punch and deliver a knockout blow wasbig," Carter said. "They are going to make a run, but westopped the bleeding. Everybody focused in."


New Jersey began the third with two straight hoops to take aneight-point lead on a layup by Jefferson with 10:51 to play.Philadelphia then got a pair of baskets from Andre Miller thatkeyed a 10-0 run for a 44-42 lead with 8:15 remaining.

The Nets answered with two straight buckets by reserve MalikAllen and a 3-pointer by Carter - who scored 10 points in the<div class="pre">quarter - to regain the lead at 49-46. Kidd's shot from the</div>arc with just over three minutes to play pushed the Nets' leadto 60-52.


"New Jersey is a veteran team," Sixers coach Maurice Cheekssaid. "They've been through a lot and they know how to makeplays down the stretch."


Another 3-pointer by Carter, who shot 2-of-4 from the arc,staked New Jersey to a 67-57 lead entering the fourth.

Andre Iguodala scored 16 points and Kyle Korver added 11 and 11rebounds for the Sixers, who had six players score in doublefigures.