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:
Prior to the New Jersey Nets’ game in Charlotte against the Bobcast on March 24, 2007, Vince Carter had scored 40-plus points four times throughout the 2006-07 season. When the Nets superstar started the game with a 10-point opening quarter, it looked like Carter may add to his tally.
He did just that, finishing with 40 points on 13-for-20 shooting (3-for-6 from deep) in the Nets’ 113-107 win (full box score). Carter also went 11-for-13 at the free-throw line, grabbed five rebounds, dished out four assists and logged one blocked shot and a steal.
Jason Kidd finished with a double-double. He has 15 assists and 10 rebounds. Richard Jefferson scored 16 points and Josh Boone added 21 off the bench.