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The crowd was on its feet and clapping. The players were standing near midcourt, happily waiting for the final buzzer to sound.It was like so many others Nets' games this season, except it was the New Jersey fans cheering, the home team running out the clock and the Los Angeles Clippers walking off the court as losers.Yes, the Nets won for only the fourth time in 44 games this season and ended a 29-game losing streak against Western Conference opponents.Kris Humphries scored a career-high 25 points and the Nets avoided the worst 44-game start in NBA history with a 103-87 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday night, snapping an 11-game losing streak."Man getting a win feels great, especially against a team we just lost to last week " Humphries said after the Nets won for the first time in 2010."Did we need this?" center Brook Lopez said after chipping in 19 points and nine rebounds. "Are you kidding me? I mean we were 3-40. That's not a tough question to answer."The Nets were tied with...
TORONTO (AP) — Chris Bosh scored 20 points, Sonny Weems set career highs with 14 points and 11 rebounds and the short-handed Toronto Raptors beat the New Jersey Nets...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Rasho Nesterovic scored a season-high 16 points replacing a sidelined Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors showed off their depth without ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Troy Murphy had 25 points and nine rebounds to lead the streaking Indiana Pacers to a 115-102 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night....
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Brandon Roy scored 10 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Portland Trail Blazers avoided blowing a big lead for a second stra...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Andray Blatche scored a career-high 36 points and had 15 rebounds, and Randy Foye hit two jumpers in the final 44 seconds to lead the Wa...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andre Iguodala scored 20 points, Jrue Holiday added 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game lo...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Nets aren't going to be the worst team in NBA history.Brook Lopez had a career-high 37 points and Yi Jianlian had a caree...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 32 points, his franchise-record 36th 30-point game this season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the NBA-worst New Jersey ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Matt Barnes scored 14 of his 16 points in the first quarter when Orlando opened a double-digit lead and the Magic won their fourth strai...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Stephen Jackson had 17 points and nine rebounds and the Charlotte Bobcats got a big game from their bench to beat New Jersey 105-95 Mond...
HOUSTON (AP) — Luis Scola scored a career-high 44 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Houston Rockets beat the New Jersey Nets 116-108 on Saturday night to keep t...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The NBA's worst team was getting one easy basket after another in transition, hitting outside shots, getting key defensive stops and celebrati...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The crowd was on its feet and clapping. The players were standing near midcourt, happily waiting for the final buzzer to sound.It was li...
LeBron James scored 32 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their 12th straight win Tuesday night, a 104-97 victory over the New Jersey Nets.The win gives Cleve...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tayshaun Prince slammed down a tiebreaking dunk on an inbounds play with 45.6 seconds left and the Detroit Pistons snapped a five-game l...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Andre Iguodala scored 14 points, including seven in a key portion of the third quarter, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to an 83-79 victo...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Jonas Jerebko scored 20 points on 9-for-9 shooting, and the Detroit Pistons snapped a five-game home losing streak with a 99-92 victory ov...
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 32 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their 12th straight win Tuesday night, a 104-97 victory over the New Jersey Nets.Th...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — It was a sad sight in a sorry season.In front of about 1,000 fans, the New Jersey Nets lost for the 48th time before the All-Star break,...