With a five-game road trip finally about to end, Vince Carter had a choice between trying to extend it another few minutes or take a shot at ending it from 35 feet away.
Carter opted against the overtime and beat the buzzer and the Utah Jazz with a 3-pointer that gave New Jersey a 116-115 win Monday, ending a trip that started miserably with consecutive wins.
"It's a great feeling," Carter said after scoring 33 points and sparking a mad celebration before the buzzer had stopped ringing.
Carter got the shot off, watched it go in and then waved goodbye to the Jazz bench before he was tackled by the rest of the Nets, who began their Western swing with three consecutive one-point losses.
"I knew that (Jason) Kidd was fast with the ball, but he's even faster without the ball. By the time I turned around he was right up on me," Carter said.
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Utah forward Carlos Boozer missed Monday night's game against the New Jersey Nets with a bruised left knee.
Boozer, the Jazz's leading scorer and rebounder, injured his knee Saturday against the Hornets in a collision with Tyson Chandler.
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A report on Saturday out of New Jersey said that the Nets had offered Vince Carter to three different teams, one of them being the Utah Jazz in exchange for Andrei Kirilenko.
A well-placed source with the Jazz said that no offer was ever made for Kirilenko.
"I understand why the rumor goes — because you see my position is kind of a little different this year," said Kirilenko.
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Nets Jan 2007 Archive
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Toronto Sun | Jan 28, 2007
The Nets have offered Vince Carter for Pau Gasol of the Grizzlies, Andrei Kirilenko of the Jazz or Ray Allen of the SuperSonics.
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AP | Jan 26, 2007
Nets star Jason Kidd filed new divorce papers this week citing irreconcilable differences in his request to end his 10-year union to Joumana Kidd, who he says physically and emotionally abused him for the last decade.
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L.A. Times | Jan 26, 2007
Clippers sources on Thursday confirmed that the team recently talked about a possible trade with the New Jersey Nets
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ESPN | Jan 26, 2007
The third time wasn't the charm for the New Jersey Nets, who will be haunted all season by a bizarre stretch of one-point defeats on this California trip.
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New York Post | Jan 25, 2007
League sources killed a rumor claiming a proposed three-way deal with Nets, Grizzlies and Clippers containing, among others, Pau Gasol, Vince Carter, Shaun Livingston and Corey Maggette.
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ESPN | Jan 25, 2007
Baron Davis had three choices on the final fast break: a difficult drive to the basket, a risky alley-oop to Al Harrington, or an easy pass to Monta Ellis for an open jumper.
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Press Release | Jan 22, 2007
New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle, on Monday, January 22, Nets President Rod Thorn announced today.
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Bergen Record | Jan 22, 2007
The Nets have already inquired about Memphis' Pau Gasol this season, making what one source called a "pretty good offer."
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Press Release | Jan 21, 2007
New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle on Monday, January 22, 2007, Nets President Rod Thorn announced today.
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Star-Ledger | Jan 20, 2007
The calls from other teams about Jason Kidd have decreased over the past few days now that word has spread that the Nets are not interested in dealing the point guard.
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SI.com | Jan 18, 2007
The Nets' new 18,000-seat facility designed by the architect Frank Gehry will be called The Barclays Center when it opens in Brooklyn, New York, late this decade.
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New York Daily News | Jan 17, 2007
Nets' GM Ed Stefanski said, "Not that I know of," when asked if Jason Kidd has requested a trade.
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Charlotte Observer | Jan 17, 2007
Jeff McInnis is happy to be out of New Jersey and happy to have a role with an NBA team that needs him.
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New York Daily News | Jan 16, 2007
One league GM, upon inquiring about the availability of Vince Carter, was asked by the Nets if he'd be interested in trading for Jason Kidd instead, the New York Daily News is reporting.
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Yahoo! | Jan 15, 2007
After winning a gold medal in Sydney in 2000, Jason Kidd believed his time had passed to play with the next generation of American stars at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
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AP | Jan 13, 2007
The wife of Nets star Jason Kidd has filed her own domestic-violence restraining order, less than a week after the point guard accused her of beating him and extreme cruelty.
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New York Daily News | Jan 13, 2007
The Nets are one of several teams who are trying to convince the Grizzlies to trade Pau Gasol.
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New York Daily News | Jan 12, 2007
Richard Jefferson was sporting a shiner under his right eye when he reported to the Nets' morning shootaround prior to the team's 86-83 win over the Bulls last night.
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East Valley Tribune | Jan 12, 2007
Teams such as the Lakers, Chicago and New Jersey are possible landing spots for Bobcats forward Melvin Ely, according to the East Valley Tribune, although Chris Webber’s sudden availability will slow the market.
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Houston Chronicle | Jan 11, 2007
Center Nenad Krstic underwent successful surgery Wednesday on the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
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USA Today | Jan 10, 2007
Jason Kidd claimed in divorce papers to be a victim of spousal abuse on Tuesday and on Wednesday, his wife's attorney rejected claims Wednesday the New Jersey Nets point guard had reason to fear the woman.
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Press Release | Jan 10, 2007
Nenad Krstic will begin rehabilitation immediately and is expected to be ready for the start of the 2007-08 training camp.
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AP | Jan 10, 2007
The Nets' Jason Kidd filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years Tuesday, accusing Joumana Kidd of "extreme cruelty" throughout their marriage.
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AP | Jan 10, 2007
While his personal life may be in turmoil, Jason Kidd remains the steady hand that makes the Nets go.
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New York Daily News | Jan 9, 2007
After getting treatment on his stiff back yesterday, Jason Kidd said he felt much better than he did in Cleveland on Saturday night, when his back stiffened up to the point that he not only was ineffective in the fourth quarter, but was in fact detrimental to the team.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jan 9, 2007
Jason Kidd, who for years has blown kisses to his wife before each free throw, filed a domestic-violence complaint yesterday accusing her of mistreating their children.
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New York Post | Jan 8, 2007
"It's more you try to tell yourself, 'It's OK, it's OK. It's fine, it's fine.' But it just isn't," Richard Jefferson said.
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Yahoo! | Jan 7, 2007
LeBron James scored 19 points and added a season-high 13 rebounds as Cleveland finished off its most successful week in nearly 14 years with a 96-91 victory over the Nets on Saturday night.
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New York Post | Jan 6, 2007
Nets' sources said that they were not interested in a trade involving Vince Carter to the Clippers for Corey Maggette and Cuttino Mobley.
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Chicago Tribune | Jan 5, 2007
Sources say the Nets and Bulls had exploratory trade discussions centering around Richard Jefferson.
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New York Daily News | Jan 5, 2007
Could the Nets deal either Jason Kidd or Vince Carter? According to one Western Conference executive, it could happen if the right deal comes along.
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Press Release | Jan 3, 2007
The New Jersey Nets have acquired guard/forward Bernard Robinson from the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for guard Jeff McInnis and cash considerations.
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ESPN | Jan 3, 2007
Jeff McInnis could be a Bobcat as early as Wednesday.
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