With the NBA on hiatus — which NBA commissioner Adam Silver set at 30 days — and New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, placing a ban on gatherings of more than 500 people for the foreseeable future due to the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, no Brooklyn Nets games will be played for the time being.
For the Nets, as much as any team, this comes at an odd time — Brooklyn was battling the Orlando Magic for the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference standings. At the stoppage of play, the Nets had a half-game advantage over the Magic.
Since there aren’t any games, each day Nets Wire will highlight major individual performances and key developments throughout Nets history:
Jason Kidd never has a problem filling up the stat sheet during his Nets career. So, even though the numbers he put up in New Jersey’s March 29, 2003 matchup with the Golden State were impressive, some might say it was just another night for the Hall of Fame point guard.
Kidd finished with 22 points, 13 assists, seven rebounds and five steals.
Richard Jefferson also scored 22 points in the Nets’ 109-97 win (full box score). Kenyon Martin — who suffered an injury in this game — and Jason Collins each scored 13 apiece, and Kerry Kittles had 10.
Aaron Williams scored 14 points off the bench for the Nets and Rodney Rogers added 11.
The Warriors were led by quite the cast: Antawn Jamison (28 points), Jason Richardson (20) and Gilbert Arenas (19).