GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: NEW JERSEY (10-13) at NEW YORK (6-16)

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NBA: NEW JERSEY (10-13) at NEW YORK (6-16)

<h3>Kidd, Nets looking to continue dominance against Knicks</h3>

<div class="pre">New Jersey (10-13) at New York (6-16) 7:30 pm EST</div>

NEW YORK (Ticker) - All the New Jersey Nets need to beat the NewYork Knicks is Jason Kidd.


The Nets aim for their 11th straight win against the Knicks withKidd in the lineup when they visit Madison Square Garden onSaturday.


New Jersey is 23-2 against New York with Kidd on the court sinceacquiring the point guard in 2001 - including 10 straight atMadison Square Garden.


However, without Kidd's services, the Nets suffered a 100-93setback to the Knicks when the two teams met for the first timethis season on December 5.


Kidd missed the game with a migraine headache but multiplereports said he decided to sit out to protest the current stateof the franchise and perhaps force a trade. The 13-yearveteran denied the reports.


"I did have a migraine," Kidd said in an interview with WFANradio in New York on December 6. "I would never disrespect thegame by not playing because the game has been so good to me."

Kidd has averaged 10.5 points and 10.5 assists in his last fourgames since returning to the lineup.


The Knicks enter Saturday's game on a five-game losing streak.Zach Randolph scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, but itwasn't enough as New York was downed, 101-96, by the ChicagoBulls on Friday.


Randolph, who was acquired from the Portland Trail Blazersduring the 2007 draft in June, has averaged 18 points and over10 rebounds a game this season.

 

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


NEW JERSEY NEW YORK

F Malik Allen F Zach Randolph
F Richard Jefferson F Quentin Richardson
C Jason Collins C Eddy Curry
G Vince Carter G Jamal Crawford
G Jason Kidd G Fred Jones

OFFICIALS: Mike Callahan
Ron Olesiak
Tony Brothers</div>

 

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NEW JERSEY NEW YORK

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
B NACHBAR SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE S MARBURY PERSONAL REASONS
N KRSTIC LEFT KNEE INJURY J JAMES LEFT KNEE INJURY
R MORRIS COACH'S DECISION</div>

 

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NEW YORK 2 9:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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NEW YORK 8 6:06 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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NEW YORK 14 3:01 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 24
NEW YORK 18 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 24 24
NEW YORK 18 18 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

NJN - JASON KIDD 10, SEAN WILLIAMS 4, VINCE
CARTER 3
NYK - EDDY CURRY 10, ZACH RANDOLPH 4, DAVID
LEE 4</div>

 

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NEW YORK 28 9:09 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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NEW YORK 31 5:55 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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NEW YORK 36 3:02 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NEW JERSEY 24 14 38
NEW YORK 18 22 40 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

NJN - JASON KIDD 14, SEAN WILLIAMS 6, VINCE
CARTER 5
NYK - EDDY CURRY 14, JAMAL CRAWFORD 12, ZACH
RANDOLPH 11</div>

 

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NEW YORK 40 HALFTIME</div>

 

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NEW YORK 51 8:45 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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NEW YORK 52 6:06 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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NEW YORK 60 2:55 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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NEW YORK 70 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 24 14 24 62
NEW YORK 18 22 30 70 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

NJN - JASON KIDD 18, VINCE CARTER 14, RICHARD
JEFFERSON 6
NYK - EDDY CURRY 21, JAMAL CRAWFORD 20, ZACH
RANDOLPH 18</div>

 

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NEW YORK 72 8:40 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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NEW YORK 78 5:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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NEW YORK 84 2:16 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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NEW YORK 86 1:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 86
NEW YORK 94 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NEW JERSEY 24 14 24 24 86
NEW YORK 18 22 30 24 94 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: NJN - VINCE CARTER 24, JASON KIDD 18, RICHARD
JEFFERSON 14
NYK - JAMAL CRAWFORD 32, EDDY CURRY 23, ZACH
RANDOLPH 20</div>

 

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NBA: NEW JERSEY at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
NEW JERSEY 86
NEW YORK 94 FINAL</div>

 

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By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


NEW YORK (Ticker) -- There was an Eddy Curry sighting, and theNew York Knicks found something else that had been reportedmissing - a victory.


A night after going scoreless in 13 minutes, Curry had 23 pointsand nine rebounds as the Knicks snapped a five-game losingstreak with a 94-86 victory over the New Jersey Nets Saturdaynight at Madison Square Garden.


Jamal Crawford added 32 points, including a buzzer-beating3-pointer that gave the Knicks a 70-62 lead entering the fourth.

Zach Randolph added 20 points and 13 rebounds for New York,which never squandered that lead and picked up its first winsince December 5 at New Jersey when Jason Kidd sat out with amigraine.


The Knicks never built their lead to any more than 10 in thefourth but also never wilted as their lead was sliced to fourwith Curry on the bench. They restored their lead to eight onCrawford's 17-footer with just over five minutes remaining andwere never threatened thereafter.


Curry returned with 4:23 remaining and gave the Knicks theirfirst double-digit lead of the night when he made a pair of freethrows.


The win snapped New York's 11-game losing streak to New Jerseywith Kidd on the court. Including the four-game sweep in the2004 playoffs, the Knicks are just 3-24 against New Jersey sinceKidd's arrival in 2001.


Without Kidd's services, the Nets suffered a 100-93 setback tothe Knicks when the two teams met for the first time this seasonon December 5.


Kidd missed the game with a migraine headache but multiplereports said he decided to sit out to protest the current stateof the franchise and perhaps force a trade. The 13-year veterandenied the reports.


In this one, Kidd collected 18 points, seven rebounds and sevenassists for New Jersey, which lost to lowly New York one nightafter defeating the defending Eastern Conference championCleveland Cavaliers at home.

 

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<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY (86) AT NEW YORK (94)

NEW JERSEY

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J KIDD G 38:39 8-16 2-2 0 7 7 7 3 4 1 18
V CARTER G 40:24 8-16 5-8 0 2 2 7 4 1 0 24
R JEFFERSON F 38:29 7-21 0-0 1 5 6 2 3 0 4 14
M ALLEN F 10:57 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 2
J COLLINS C 18:12 1-1 0-0 2 3 5 0 3 0 1 2
J BOONE 31:17 5-5 0-2 3 3 6 1 2 0 0 10
A WRIGHT 27:52 2-7 0-4 0 3 3 1 4 0 3 6
S WILLIAMS 17:59 4-7 0-0 0 5 5 1 3 1 1 8
D ARMSTRONG 11:01 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
J MAGLOIRE 5:10 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 37-80 7-16 7 30 37 20 28 6 10 86
(.463) (.438) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 10 (0 PTS)

NEW YORK

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

F JONES G 41:51 2-7 2-2 3 2 5 4 3 1 2 7
J CRAWFORD G 45:15 11-18 6-8 1 6 7 3 1 1 1 32
Q RICHARDSON F 31:31 2-8 3-6 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 8
Z RANDOLPH F 41:01 7-15 6-8 1 12 13 5 3 2 5 20
E CURRY C 37:42 9-16 5-8 3 6 9 0 3 0 2 23
J JEFFRIES 14:35 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 0
D LEE 12:49 1-5 1-2 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 3
N ROBINSON 9:18 0-3 1-2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1
R BALKMAN 3:13 0-1 0-0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
M COLLINS 2:45 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

TOTALS 240:00 32-76 24-36 14 34 48 14 18 4 12 94
(.421) (.667) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 13 (0 PTS)

NEW JERSEY 24 14 24 24 - 86
NEW YORK 18 22 30 24 - 94

BLOCKED SHOTS: NEW JERSEY - J BOONE 2, S WILLIAMS 2, V CARTER. NEW YORK -
Z RANDOLPH, E CURRY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: NEW JERSEY 5-16 (.313), J KIDD 0-5, V CARTER 3-
5, R JEFFERSON 0-3, A WRIGHT 2-3. NEW YORK 6-22 (.273), F JONES 1-
4, J CRAWFORD 4-7, Q RICHARDSON 1-5, Z RANDOLPH 0-3, N ROBINSON 0-
1, M COLLINS 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: MIKE CALLAHAN, RON OLESIAK, TONY BROTHERS.
A - 18,225. T - N/A.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY (86)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Kidd 38:39 8-16 2-2 0-7 7 3 18
V Carter 40:24 8-16 5-8 0-2 7 4 24
R Jefferson 38:29 7-21 0-0 1-6 2 3 14
M Allen 10:57 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 4 2
J Collins 18:12 1-1 0-0 2-5 0 3 2
J Boone 31:17 5-5 0-2 3-6 1 2 10
A Wright 27:52 2-7 0-4 0-3 1 4 6
S Williams 17:59 4-7 0-0 0-5 1 3 8
D Armstrong 11:01 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0
J Magloire 5:10 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 2

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TOTALS 240:00 37-80 7-16 7-37 20 28 86
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Percentages: FG-.463, FT-.438. 3-Point Goals:
5-16, .313 (J Kidd 0-5, V Carter 3-5, R
Jefferson 0-3, A Wright 2-3). Team Rebounds:
8. Blocked Shots:5 (J Boone 2, S Williams 2,
V Carter). Turnovers:10 (R Jefferson 4, A
Wright 3, J Kidd, S Williams, J Collins).
Steals: 6 (J Kidd 4, V Carter, S Williams).


NEW YORK (94)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
F Jones 41:51 2-7 2-2 3-5 4 3 7
J Crawford 45:15 11-18 6-8 1-7 3 1 32
Q Richardson 31:31 2-8 3-6 0-2 1 1 8
Z Randolph 41:01 7-15 6-8 1-13 5 3 20
E Curry 37:42 9-16 5-8 3-9 0 3 23
J Jeffries 14:35 0-0 0-0 1-3 0 3 0
D Lee 12:49 1-5 1-2 2-3 0 2 3
N Robinson 9:18 0-3 1-2 0-3 1 0 1
R Balkman 3:13 0-1 0-0 3-3 0 2 0
M Collins 2:45 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

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TOTALS 240:00 32-76 24-36 14-48 14 18 94
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Percentages: FG-.421, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
6-22, .273 (F Jones 1-4, J Crawford 4-7, Q
Richardson 1-5, Z Randolph 0-3, N Robinson
0-1, M Collins 0-2). Team Rebounds: 15.
Blocked Shots:2 (Z Randolph, E Curry).
Turnovers:12 (Z Randolph 5, E Curry 2, F
Jones 2, J Crawford, J Jeffries, M Collins).
Steals: 4 (Z Randolph 2, J Crawford, F
Jones).

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NEW JERSEY 24 14 24 24 - 86
NEW YORK 18 22 30 24 - 94
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,225. T: N/A.
Officials: Mike Callahan, Ron Olesiak, Tony
Brothers.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
NEW JERSEY 86
NEW YORK 94 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY (86) AT NEW YORK (94)

NEW JERSEY

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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J KIDD G 38:39 8-16 2-2 0 7 7 7 3 4 1 18
V CARTER G 40:24 8-16 5-8 0 2 2 7 4 1 0 24
R JEFFERSON F 38:29 7-21 0-0 1 5 6 2 3 0 4 14
M ALLEN F 10:57 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 2
J COLLINS C 18:12 1-1 0-0 2 3 5 0 3 0 1 2
J BOONE 31:17 5-5 0-2 3 3 6 1 2 0 0 10
A WRIGHT 27:52 2-7 0-4 0 3 3 1 4 0 3 6
S WILLIAMS 17:59 4-7 0-0 0 5 5 1 3 1 1 8
D ARMSTRONG 11:01 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
J MAGLOIRE 5:10 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
B NACHBAR DNP - RIGHT ANKLE
M WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 37-80 7-16 7 30 37 20 28 6 10 86
(.463) (.438) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 10 (0 PTS)

NEW YORK

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

F JONES G 41:51 2-7 2-2 3 2 5 4 3 1 2 7
J CRAWFORD G 45:15 11-18 6-8 1 6 7 3 1 1 1 32
Q RICHARDSON F 31:31 2-8 3-6 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 8
Z RANDOLPH F 41:01 7-15 6-8 1 12 13 5 3 2 5 20
E CURRY C 37:42 9-16 5-8 3 6 9 0 3 0 2 23
J JEFFRIES 14:35 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 0
D LEE 12:49 1-5 1-2 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 3
N ROBINSON 9:18 0-3 1-2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1
R BALKMAN 3:13 0-1 0-0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
M COLLINS 2:45 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
M ROSE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
W CHANDLER DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 32-76 24-36 14 34 48 14 18 4 12 94
(.421) (.667) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 13 (0 PTS)

NEW JERSEY 24 14 24 24 - 86
NEW YORK 18 22 30 24 - 94

BLOCKED SHOTS: NEW JERSEY - J BOONE 2, S WILLIAMS 2, V CARTER. NEW YORK -
Z RANDOLPH, E CURRY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: NEW JERSEY 5-16 (.313), J KIDD 0-5, V CARTER 3-
5, R JEFFERSON 0-3, A WRIGHT 2-3. NEW YORK 6-22 (.273), F JONES 1-
4, J CRAWFORD 4-7, Q RICHARDSON 1-5, Z RANDOLPH 0-3, N ROBINSON 0-
1, M COLLINS 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: MIKE CALLAHAN, RON OLESIAK, TONY BROTHERS.
A - 18,225. T - 2:12.</div>