Nets End Losing Streak, Beat Bobcats 97-91; Larry Brown Should Be Embarrassed With His Performance
Rufus on Fire recaps the Nets' win over the Bobcats and lays into Larry Brown for his horrible roster mismanagement.
| Final - 12.4.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Bobcats | 29 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 91 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 97 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 29 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 91 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 97 |
| Charlotte | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Wallace | 41 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 20-3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 13 |
| Boris Diaw | 40 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-0 | 4 |
| Tyson Chandler | 36 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 12-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4-0 | 13 |
| Stephen Jackson | 42 | 10-23 | 3-8 | 5-8 | 4-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 28 |
| Raymond Felton | 36 | 11-14 | 4-4 | 2-4 | 4-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 28 |
| Stephen Graham | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Ronald Murray | 17 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| DeSagana Diop | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Acie Law | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| D.J. Augustin | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Gerald Henderson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Derrick Brown | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 33-73 | 7-16 | 18-30 | 51-10 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 19-3 | 91 | |
| .452 | .438 | .600 | Team Reb: 11 | Total TO: 1 (7 pts) | |||||||
| New Jersey | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | 36 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 8 |
| Josh Boone | 33 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Brook Lopez | 39 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 14-6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-0 | 31 |
| Courtney Lee | 33 | 11-16 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 4-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-0 | 27 |
| Devin Harris | 36 | 2-14 | 1-6 | 11-13 | 1-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 16 |
| Terrence Williams | 22 | 2-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Bobby Simmons | 16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Keyon Dooling | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Tony Battie | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Rafer Alston | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eduardo Najera | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Trenton Hassell | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jarvis Hayes | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Sean Williams | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Yi Jianlian | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-87 | 5-15 | 24-29 | 39-10 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23-0 | 97 | |
| .391 | .333 | .828 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 2 (18 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Olandis Poole
Duration:2:28
Officials: - Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Olandis Poole
Duration:2:28
