With the NBA on hiatus and New York continuing its battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak, Brooklyn Nets games will not be played for the foreseeable future.
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 impressive individual performances and major moments throughout Nets history:
After the Cleveland Cavaliers took the first two games of their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup against the Nets, the series moved to New Jersey on May 12, 2007 for Game 3. Even though his team was coming off a 10-point loss, Jason Kidd wasn’t about to let his team fall behind 3-0 in the series.
The 2007 All-Star point guard had one of his patented triple-double performances, finishing with 23 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds as the Nets took Game 3, 96-85 (full box score). Kidd also had one steal and finished 5-for-6 from beyond the arc.
“He was terrific. His intensity, his ability to attack the paint, his will and doing it on both ends playing at such a high energy level,” Nets coach Lawrence Frank said after the win. “The triple-double, that is obviously such a tangible thing. He was tremendous on both ends. As a captain, he set a great tone playing throughout their runs. He was obviously very, very special.”
Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson tied Kidd for a team-high 23 points. Jefferson also had eight rebounds and two steals.
Mikki Moore was the only other Net to finish in double-figures, scoring 11 points.
LeBron James scored 18 points in the loss while Larry Hughes led the Cavs with 23 points.