Gary Payton played like it was his last game in New Jersey with the Bucks.
While Jason Kidd was scoring five points in the final 95 seconds of the Nets' 89-82 Game 5 victory, Milwaukee's All-Star point guard was not nearly as clutch or as accurate. Payton missed six of seven shots in the fourth quarter as the Bucks wasted an opportunity to take control of this first-round series.
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Possibly the best thing the Milwaukee Bucks can do at this point is to rewind back to the spring of 2001, when they were taking on the Charlotte Hornets in an Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The Bucks had lost Game 5 of that series at the Bradley Center to fall behind, 3-2, and face an elimination game in Charlotte. The Hornets had the balloons up in the rafters ready for the post-game celebration, but the Bucks threw a damper on those plans by winning Game 6 and returning the series to Milwaukee.
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The committee to contain Kenyon Martin met with its first success Tuesday night, but the Milwaukee Bucks are still one game from summer because they got mugged under the basket. Toughness is a full-time job.
Just when the Bucks were beginning to think they couldn't be pushed around anymore, New Jersey proved otherwise. And never mind that the Nets' biggest bully spent 19 minutes just watching.
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Nets Apr 2003 Archive
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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | Apr 29, 2003
Future free agents Gary Payton of the Milwaukee Bucks and Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets are doing all they can to reach the next round of the National Basketball Association playoffs.
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New York Daily News | Apr 29, 2003
Game 5, Nets vs.
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Newsday | Apr 29, 2003
The Nets are tied 2-2 in a first-round series that can go either way, and there's a reason why the defending Eastern Conference champs are in a pickle.
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Newsday writer Greg Logan | Apr 29, 2003
If Jason Kidd's career goal is to win an NBA title, the ramifications attached to the outcome of Game 5 of the Nets' first-round playoff series against Milwaukee tonight might go well beyond its impact in determining the winner of a 2-all, best-of-seven series.
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new york daily news | Apr 24, 2003
Gary Payton's main concern in signing with a new team this summer will be that team's ability to compete for a championship according to Mitch Lawrence of the New York Daily News.
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| Apr 23, 2003
For those not from the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, New York City newspapers cover the Nets as do New Jersey newspapers cover the Knicks.
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NY times | Apr 23, 2003
Steve Popper of the New York Times reports that NBA commissioner David Stern hopes that the Nets can find a way to have a new arena built in Newark.
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Northjersey.com | Apr 22, 2003
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ESPN | Apr 22, 2003
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| Apr 21, 2003
Dikembe Mutombo’s first year with the Nets has been for the most part, an unpleasant experience.
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NY Daily News | Apr 18, 2003
The New York Daily News reports that Nets center Dikembe Mutombo has rejoined the team after missing the final two regular season games to mourn his brother's death.
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NY times | Apr 17, 2003
New Jersey Nets center Dikembe Mutombo is set to rejoin the team after missing the last week due to his brother's death.
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| Apr 10, 2003
Terence Moore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes: At first, Dikembe Mutombo didn't wish to discuss the mess that is his former Hawks team of nearly five seasons and mostly goodness.
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Jeff Denberg/Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Apr 10, 2003
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Jason Walker/RealGM | Apr 10, 2003
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New York Times | Apr 6, 2003
Dikembe wants more playing time
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New York Daily News | Apr 4, 2003
Ohm Youngmisuk of the New York Daily News reports that Jason Kidd's future changes from week to week.
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new york post | Apr 3, 2003
Kidd plans to stay put
