It's one thing to be done in by perennial NBA all-star Jason Kidd, but it's another when the fourth-quarter culprit is none other than Jason Collins. Who?

Not yet a household name outside East Rutherford, N. J., the 7-foot Collins scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter as the New Jersey Nets defeated the listless 76ers, 88-80, last night at the First Union Center.

Collins is a rookie from Stanford and one of five Pacific Ten Conference players on the Nets' roster. He entered the game averaging 4.3 points and exited as one of the many Nets heroes. In the fourth quarter, he hit 3 of 4 shots from the field and all four attempts from the foul line. For good measure, he grabbed four of his five rebounds in the final period.

"[Collins] made a great offensive tip when they needed it, but their whole team hurt us," said Sixers coach Larry Brown, whose 37-33 team fell after a modest two-game win streak with Allen Iverson injured and lost to the Nets for the first time in three meetings. "We didn't do a good job of guarding the pick and roll."

Via Philadelphia Inquirer

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