New Jersey Nets News

Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson, center, drives to the basket between Memphis Grizzlies forward Quincy Pondexter, left, and forward Rudy Gay in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Sunday, Feb.

MINNEAPOLIS: Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory with a 100-98 triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.

In a game in which the Los Angeles Lakers led by as much as 18 points, the purple and gold needed every bit of a heroic last minute of basketball from their fearless leader, Kobe Bryant.

The Houston Rockets are presently a middling NBA franchise with a roster filled with young talent and a legitimate if not probable shot at making the playoffs.

APRIL 07: Derrick Rose #1 of the Chicago Bulls moves against Rajon Rondo #9 of the Boston Celtics at United Center on April 7, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made good use of his practice day as he helped the Spurs claim a victory at New Jersey Saturday night.

The Nets' Shawne Williams and San Antonio Spurs' Tiago Splitter battle for loose ball at the Prudential Center in Newark tonight.

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This has been one heck of a week for Jeremy Lin . The point guard for the New York Knicks, who signed with the team at the start of the regular season after being cut by the Houston Rockets, has risen from a few-minutes-a-game bench player to the toast of the league over the past seven days.

The NBA has played a Rookie versus Sophomore challenge during the all star weekend for a few years now.

It's Saturday, and our Spurs are rolling into the Prudential Center for their only match up of the season against the New Jersey Nets.

Manu Ginobili will return to the San Antonio Spurs' lineup Saturday in New Jersey after missing more than a month with a broken left hand.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook gets to the hoop for a basket in front of Utah Jazz forward Paul Millsap, rear, during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City, Friday, Feb.

Williams is getting his numbers and if you played pick-a-point guard amongst NBA playmakers, Williams would go no lower than fourth.

Despite losing another injured player, probably for the season, New Jersey Nets general manager Billy King will not make any roster moves and vows that the struggling team will continue to play with the current roster.

Mar 29, 2011; Newark, NJ, USA; New Jersey Nets guard Ben Uzoh drives to the basket during the second half against the Houston Rockets at the Prudential Center.

Second-year center Greg Monroe is starting to heat up for a Detroit Pistons team riding a season-high three-game winning streak and is aiming for his fourth straight double-double tonight versus the New Jersey Nets in the back end of a home-and-home series at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

The New Jersey Nets are currently sitting on the fence between getting back in the top of the Eastern Conference or going back to the bottom of it.

What's up with the bizarre mix of politics and basketball going on in Europe? While Barack Obama butters up Italia with references to Danilo Gallinari and Marco Bellinelli , New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is stumping in Russia on an apparently futile bid for the presidency there.

Monroe, a second-year center, is averaging 16.4 points, 10 rebounds and 1.5 steals for the 7-20 Pistons, who have won three straight.