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Last season, the New Jersey Nets swept the 76ers . They managed that mostly by using the hot hand of all-star point guard Devin Harris , who darted through the lane like a Porsche through traffic, averaging 24.0 points a game.

It's been an extreme schedule thus far for the Sixers, and it continues tonight as the winless New Jersey Nets visit the Wachovia Center.

A terrific Boston team aims to bounce back from its first loss of the season when they face a banged-up, winless New Jersey club at the IZOD Center.

There was Courtney Lee on the practice court yesterday, twenty minutes after everyone else on his team left: one dribble, jumper, one dribble, jumper.

Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony woke up the unbeaten Nuggets in a 44-point third quarter and Denver continued its best start since 1985-86 with a 122-94 victory over the winless New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.

Yi Jianlian suffered a leg injury and is helped off by teammates Sean Williams and Josh Boone.

New Jersey Nets forward Yi Jianlian injured the medial collateral ligament in his right knee in Monday night's 79-68 loss to Charlotte.Coach Lawrence Frank called the injury a sprain, but said Yi will undergo an MRI on Tuesday to determine its severity.Yi was near the basket when Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace fell and rolled into his leg midway ...

The Boss of this upstart outfit isn't asking for a lot, but as the Nets opened their 2009-10 season Wednesday night, it wasn't hard to break down Rod Thorn's list of demands into two parts.

In a photo from last season, Vince Carter, center, celebrates with Nets teammates Jarvis Hayes, right, and Brook Lopez after shooting a game winning three-pointer during the last seconds of overtime against the Hawks.

Jonny Flynn scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday to help erase a 19-point deficit, and Damien Wilkins converted a putback at the buzzer, as the host Minnesota Timberwolves edged the Nets , 95-93. Minnesota trailed by 16 points with less than seven minutes to play.

Vince Carter is set to play his first game against the New Jersey Nets since joining the Orlando Magic over the summer.

The Nets' Brook Lopez is fouled by Nate Robinson of the Knicks during preseason action at the Prudential Center last week.

New Jersey Nets forward Jarvis Hayes left the season opener on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves with an injured left hamstring.

There's a rich new Russian owner waiting in the wings. The new arena in downtown Brooklyn is getting closer to becoming a reality.

Every Nets fan knows in their heart that this is going to be a long year in terms of wins and losses.A The hope is that the Nets will be able to develop some of their young talent into quality NBA players so that they will be ready to contend again in 2010 and beyond.A The development of Devin Harris and Brook Lopez are central to those hopes.

For five years, the Nets knew where the ball had to go when there were a few ticks on the clock and failure was not an option.

Brooklyn. East Rutherford. Newark. Nets players said they really don't care where they play their games.

Rookie Terrence Williams had 23 points and eight assists and Yi Jianlian had 22 points to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 110-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night in the last preseason game for both teams.

Here's the best-case scenario for Devin Harris: "I would love to play Friday," he said.

The Nets are going to need contributions from veterans Tony Battie and Eduardo Najera at power forward this season.