GAME THREAD: NBA: MEMPHIS (4-9) at NEW JERSEY (7-7)

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NBA: MEMPHIS (4-9) at NEW JERSEY (7-7)

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Memphis (4-9) at New Jersey (7-7) 7:30 pm EST


EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- It is becoming quiteobvious that the fortunes of the New Jersey Nets are directlyaffected by the availability of Vince Carter.


Carter and the surging Nets shoot for their fourth straight winTuesday when they host the Memphis Grizzlies.


A 10-year veteran, Carter played in each of the season's firstsix games, leading New Jersey to a 4-1 start. However, hesprained his right ankle late in a loss to the Boston Celtics onNovember 10.


Carter missed the next five games - all losses - and the Netsmanaged 76.6 points per game as a team in his absence. Sincehis return, New Jersey has won three straight, scoring anaverage of 102 points in those games.


On the other hand, the Grizzlies rode the hot hand of rookieJuan Carlos Navarro, who matched his season high with 28 pointsin Saturday's 124-118 home win over the Washington Wizards.

 

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


MEMPHIS NEW JERSEY

F Rudy Gay F Antoine Wright
F Mike Miller F Richard Jefferson
C Pau Gasol C Jason Collins
G Juan Carlos Navarro G Vince Carter
G Damon Stoudamire G Jason Kidd

OFFICIALS: Luis Grillo
Tom Washington
Phil Robinson</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MEMPHIS VS NEW JERSEY - INACTIVES

MEMPHIS NEW JERSEY

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
M CONLEY JR. RIGHT SHOULDER CONTU D ARMSTRONG THIGH BRUISE
M WILLIAMS FOOT INJURY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 9
NEW JERSEY 4 9:03 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 14
NEW JERSEY 13 6:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 23
NEW JERSEY 19 2:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 28
NEW JERSEY 25 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 28 28
NEW JERSEY 25 25 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

MEM - PAU GASOL 10, MIKE MILLER 8, DAMON
STOUDAMIRE 3
NJN - RICHARD JEFFERSON 6, JASON KIDD 5, VINCE
CARTER 5</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 36
NEW JERSEY 30 8:52 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 45
NEW JERSEY 33 6:01 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 51
NEW JERSEY 39 2:55 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 58
NEW JERSEY 45 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 28 30 58
NEW JERSEY 25 20 45 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

MEM - PAU GASOL 15, MIKE MILLER 14, KYLE LOWRY
7
NJN - VINCE CARTER 10, RICHARD JEFFERSON 9,
ANTOINE WRIGHT 8</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 65
NEW JERSEY 52 8:57 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 72
NEW JERSEY 58 6:01 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 77
NEW JERSEY 71 2:50 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 81
NEW JERSEY 76 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 28 30 23 81
NEW JERSEY 25 20 31 76 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

MEM - PAU GASOL 20, MIKE MILLER 16, DAMON
STOUDAMIRE 13
NJN - VINCE CARTER 23, RICHARD JEFFERSON 15,
ANTOINE WRIGHT 13</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 85
NEW JERSEY 83 8:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 95
NEW JERSEY 87 6:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 99
NEW JERSEY 94 2:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 103
NEW JERSEY 98 1:06 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 110
NEW JERSEY 103 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 28 30 23 29 110
NEW JERSEY 25 20 31 27 103 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: MEM - PAU GASOL 22, MIKE MILLER 19, JUAN
CARLOS NAVARRO 16
NJN - VINCE CARTER 32, RICHARD JEFFERSON 27,
ANTOINE WRIGHT 13</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
MEMPHIS 110
NEW JERSEY 103 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
MEMPHIS 110
NEW JERSEY 103 FINAL</div>

 

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By Carl Dispoto
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- The Memphis Grizzlieswere finally on the winning side of a nail-biter.


Pau Gasol led a balanced offensive attack with 22 points as theMemphis Grizzlies held on for a 110-103 victory over the NewJersey Nets on Tuesday.


The Grizzlies are one of only two NBA teams to lose four gamesthis season by three points or less and were in danger of losinganother close contest after squandering an 18-point leadagainst the Nets.


New Jersey pulled within 99-98 on a pair of free throws byRichard Jefferson with 2:05 remaining, but Kyle Lowry made areverse layup at the other end and was fouled. Lowry missed thefree throw, but Jefferson misfired on a wide-open 3-pointer atthe other end and the Nets could not secure the rebound.

Rookie Juan Carlos Navarro sank six free throws in the final 75seconds as Memphis snapped a five-game road losing streak.

Mike Miller scored 19 points and Navarro finished with 16 and aseason-high 11 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who shot 50 percent(38-of-76) and made 11-of-22 3-pointers.


Vince Carter scored a season-high 32 points and Jefferson had 27for New Jersey, which had a three-game winning streak snappedand has lost four straight home games.


Nets point guard Jason Kidd collected 12 points, 12 assists and15 rebounds for his fourth triple-double of the season and the91st of his career.

 

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<div class="pre">MEMPHIS (110) AT NEW JERSEY (103)

MEMPHIS

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

D STOUDAMIRE G 24:26 5-9 0-1 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 13
J NAVARRO G 38:10 4-12 5-6 0 11 11 4 2 1 3 16
M MILLER F 42:08 6-8 4-5 0 3 3 9 4 1 4 19
R GAY F 26:44 3-9 1-2 1 5 6 4 6 1 0 7
P GASOL C 37:45 9-15 4-4 2 4 6 5 3 0 2 22
K LOWRY 23:57 3-9 4-7 1 5 6 2 1 0 0 10
H WARRICK 17:53 4-7 1-3 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 9
C JACOBSEN 15:34 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 8
S SWIFT 13:23 2-4 2-2 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 6
B CARDINAL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A BROWN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T KINSEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-76 23-32 4 35 39 32 26 4 10 110
(.500) (.719) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 10 (0 PTS)

NEW JERSEY

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

J KIDD G 41:48 5-14 0-0 2 13 15 12 4 0 3 12
V CARTER G 40:17 11-23 8-9 1 8 9 7 3 1 1 32
R JEFFERSON F 41:31 10-21 7-9 1 3 4 5 4 2 4 27
A WRIGHT F 41:28 5-9 2-3 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 13
J COLLINS C 31:39 3-3 0-0 1 3 4 2 3 1 0 6
B NACHBAR 15:40 2-8 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 6
S WILLIAMS 14:03 2-2 3-5 2 3 5 0 4 0 2 7
J BOONE 7:22 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
E GILL 6:12 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
J MAGLOIRE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M ALLEN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N KRSTIC DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-84 20-26 8 37 45 29 27 5 10 103
(.452) (.769) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 11 (0 PTS)

MEMPHIS 28 30 23 29 - 110
NEW JERSEY 25 20 31 27 - 103

BLOCKED SHOTS: MEMPHIS - S SWIFT 3. NEW JERSEY - S WILLIAMS 2, R JEFFERSON.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MEMPHIS 11-22 (.500), D STOUDAMIRE 3-5, J NAVARRO 3-
8, M MILLER 3-4, R GAY 0-1, K LOWRY 0-1, C JACOBSEN 2-3. NEW JERSEY 7-
24 (.292), J KIDD 2-6, V CARTER 2-7, R JEFFERSON 0-3, A WRIGHT 1-3,
B NACHBAR 2-4, E GILL 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NEW JERSEY - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: LUIS GRILLO, PHIL ROBINSON, TOM WASHINGTON.
A - 12,092. T - 2:22.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MEMPHIS (110)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Stoudamire 24:26 5-9 0-1 0-0 6 1 13
J Navarro 38:10 4-12 5-6 0-11 4 2 16
M Miller 42:08 6-8 4-5 0-3 9 4 19
R Gay 26:44 3-9 1-2 1-6 4 6 7
P Gasol 37:45 9-15 4-4 2-6 5 3 22
K Lowry 23:57 3-9 4-7 1-6 2 1 10
H Warrick 17:53 4-7 1-3 0-2 0 3 9
C Jacobsen 15:34 2-3 2-2 0-2 2 3 8
S Swift 13:23 2-4 2-2 0-3 0 3 6
B Cardinal DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A Brown DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Kinsey DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 38-76 23-32 4-39 32 26 110
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Percentages: FG-.500, FT-.719. 3-Point Goals:
11-22, .500 (D Stoudamire 3-5, J Navarro 3-8,
M Miller 3-4, R Gay 0-1, K Lowry 0-1, C
Jacobsen 2-3). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked
Shots:3 (S Swift 3). Turnovers:10 (M Miller
4, J Navarro 3, P Gasol 2, S Swift). Steals:
4 (D Stoudamire, M Miller, R Gay, J Navarro).


NEW JERSEY (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Kidd 41:48 5-14 0-0 2-15 12 4 12
V Carter 40:17 11-23 8-9 1-9 7 3 32
R Jefferson 41:31 10-21 7-9 1-4 5 4 27
A Wright 41:28 5-9 2-3 0-0 2 3 13
J Collins 31:39 3-3 0-0 1-4 2 3 6
B Nachbar 15:40 2-8 0-0 1-4 0 3 6
S Williams 14:03 2-2 3-5 2-5 0 4 7
J Boone 7:22 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 2 0
E Gill 6:12 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 0
J Magloire DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Allen DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N Krstic DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 38-84 20-26 8-45 29 27 103
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Percentages: FG-.452, FT-.769. 3-Point Goals:
7-24, .292 (J Kidd 2-6, V Carter 2-7, R
Jefferson 0-3, A Wright 1-3, B Nachbar 2-4, E
Gill 0-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:3
(S Williams 2, R Jefferson). Turnovers:10 (R
Jefferson 4, J Kidd 3, S Williams 2, V
Carter). Steals: 5 (R Jefferson 2, V Carter,
J Collins, A Wright).

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MEMPHIS 28 30 23 29 - 110
NEW JERSEY 25 20 31 27 - 103
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Technical fouls: New Jersey - 1 (Defensive
Three, 7:48 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,092. T: 2:22.
Officials: Luis Grillo, Phil Robinson, Tom
Washington.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MEMPHIS (110) AT NEW JERSEY (103)

MEMPHIS

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

D STOUDAMIRE G 24:26 5-9 0-1 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 13
J NAVARRO G 38:10 4-12 5-6 0 11 11 4 2 1 3 16
M MILLER F 42:08 6-8 4-5 0 3 3 9 4 1 4 19
R GAY F 26:44 3-9 1-2 1 5 6 4 6 1 0 7
P GASOL C 37:45 9-15 4-4 2 4 6 5 3 0 2 22
K LOWRY 23:57 3-9 4-7 1 5 6 2 1 0 0 10
H WARRICK 17:53 4-7 1-3 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 9
C JACOBSEN 15:34 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 8
S SWIFT 13:23 2-4 2-2 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 6
B CARDINAL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A BROWN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T KINSEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-76 23-32 4 35 39 32 26 4 10 110
(.500) (.719) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 10 (15 PTS)

NEW JERSEY

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

J KIDD G 41:48 5-14 0-0 2 13 15 12 4 0 3 12
V CARTER G 40:17 11-23 8-9 1 8 9 7 3 1 1 32
R JEFFERSON F 41:31 10-21 7-9 1 3 4 5 4 2 4 27
A WRIGHT F 41:28 5-9 2-3 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 13
J COLLINS C 31:39 3-3 0-0 1 3 4 2 3 1 0 6
B NACHBAR 15:40 2-8 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 6
S WILLIAMS 14:03 2-2 3-5 2 3 5 0 4 0 2 7
J BOONE 7:22 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
E GILL 6:12 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
J MAGLOIRE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M ALLEN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N KRSTIC DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-84 20-26 8 37 45 29 27 5 10 103
(.452) (.769) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 11 (11 PTS)

MEMPHIS 28 30 23 29 - 110
NEW JERSEY 25 20 31 27 - 103

BLOCKED SHOTS: MEMPHIS - S SWIFT 3. NEW JERSEY - S WILLIAMS 2, R JEFFERSON.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MEMPHIS 11-22 (.500), D STOUDAMIRE 3-5, J NAVARRO 3-
8, M MILLER 3-4, R GAY 0-1, K LOWRY 0-1, C JACOBSEN 2-3. NEW JERSEY 7-
24 (.292), J KIDD 2-6, V CARTER 2-7, R JEFFERSON 0-3, A WRIGHT 1-3,
B NACHBAR 2-4, E GILL 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NEW JERSEY - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: LUIS GRILLO, PHIL ROBINSON, TOM WASHINGTON.
A - 12,092. T - 2:22.</div>