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 losing Game 2 and 3, the New Jersey Nets had to steal a game in Boston to avoid going down 3-1 in the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals. The Nets jumped out to a 12-point lead after one quarter, but the May 27 matchup was a battle to the end.
Keith Van Horn had himself a double-double (21 points and 10 rebounds) and finished second in scoring to only Kerry Kittles (22).
Jason Kidd did what he does, finishing with 19 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and a steal.
But none of those three were the ones who hit the final free throws to secure the 94-92 win (full box score). Lucious Harris (12 points) went to the line with 6.6 seconds left in the game and gave the Nets the lead that would hold through the final buzzer.