Well, the series that included flagrant fouls, protests, near-fights and angry words ended last night with another Nets win.
Tim Thomas, the center of half of those attributes, was finally able to dress for the first time since he was the victim of a hard foul in Game 1 but that would be as far as he could get, not being able to step onto the Madison Garden floor to help his teammates in battle.
The Nets were able to laugh off most of the talk that surfaced from the Knicks and laid claim to being the superior team for the third consecutive year.
"That's what it proves," forward Kenyon Martin said. "They played an excellent series. But we've been saying it for three years now, we want to prove who the No. 1 team in the area is. We helped that cause today."
The Nets had no answer for Martin or for Jason Kidd, who played a pivitol defensive role on Knicks superstar Stephon Marbury down the stretch.
"Well, with all the talk, throughout the year, they were going to catch us, they were the better team, they wanted to play us in the playoffs," said Kidd. "Well, like I said, sometimes it's fool's gold. Sometimes you wish for something that you want and in reality you don't want it. But they got what they needed."
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Tim Thomas is still hoping to be able to play in Game 4 as the Knicks fight for survival, but after being not able to practice Saturday his status is doubtful at best.
Thomas, who has missed games 2 and 3 after taking a hard foul from Nets center Jason Collins in Game 1, is suffering from back spasms and a sore left ankle.
"My whole right side is locked up," said Thomas.
"Nothing's changed," Thomas said. "It's frustrating. I tried to give it a go today."
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New Orleans' P.J. Brown was awarded with the NBA's Sportsmanship Award before his Hornets took on the Miami Heat in a must win game.
Brown, a finalist in each of the past three seasons after being a Central Division winner, beat out the Los Angeles Clippers' Elton Brand (1,139), the Memphis Grizzlies' Shane Battier (985) and the New Jersey Nets' Kerry Kittles (880) to take the award. Brown finished with 1,220 of a possible 1,320 points.
The trophy, named after Joe Dumars, honors a player who exemplified the ideals of sportsmanship on the court, ethical behavior and fair play.
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Nets Apr 2004 Archive
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New York Post | Apr 24, 2004
There is an old saying that desperate times call for desperate measures.
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New York Post | Apr 24, 2004
The war of words between forwards Kenyon Martin of the Nets and Tim Thomas of the Knicks continued yesterday with Thomas firing shots back at Martin.
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New York Times | Apr 22, 2004
Even though Kerry Kittles denies it his teammates say that he still has bad feelings about the time Stephon Marbury spent in New Jersey.
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New York Times | Apr 22, 2004
There is no doubt in Tim Thomas' mind that the foul dished out on him by Nets forward Jason Collins was deliberate writes Chris Boussard of the New York Times, and despite five days passing since the event his mood hasn't improved.
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New York Post | Apr 21, 2004
Stephon Marbury just wanted to hoop, not fight, last night.
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Newsday | Apr 20, 2004
For the Knicks, winning the series against the Nets is almost an afterthought.
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New York Daily News | Apr 20, 2004
Dikembe Mutombo used war analogies yesterday when talking about a fallen comrade and then accused a former teammate, Nets center Jason Collins, of having "a few dirty tricks underneath the basket.
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New York Daily News | Apr 20, 2004
Penny Hardaway lobbied for a bigger role in the offense and now he doesn't have just one, but multiple roles to fill.
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New York Times | Apr 19, 2004
Nets forward Richard Jefferson, who jumped off the bench when Frank Williams shoved Jason Kidd in Game 1 on Saturday, issued an "I told you so" on Sunday, saying that Jackson had ruled that he would not be suspended.
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knicks.realgm.com | Apr 19, 2004
The NBA has reviewed Richard Jefferson's tape and has decided to not suspend him.
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New York Post | Apr 18, 2004
NBA rules state that any player who leaves the bench during an altercation will face an automatic one game suspension.
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New York Times | Apr 18, 2004
The Knicks' bus was idling in a tunnel of Continental Arena, but in a hallway outside the locker room, team executives waited and watched grimly as Tim Thomas, still in uniform and strapped to a stretcher, was wheeled to an ambulance.
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knicks.realgm.com | Apr 17, 2004
When Jason Kidd took down and shamelessly taunted Frank Williams in the first half, it set the tone for the rest of the game.
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New York Post | Apr 17, 2004
Tim Thomas said the Nets would be a good matchup for the Knicks if Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin were injured, certainly enlightening words for all of us at both ends of the tunnel, whether the Nets need emotional fuel or not.
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New York Daily News | Apr 17, 2004
Another brash Net forward is making a guarantee on the eve of a Knicks-Nets playoff showdown.
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Newark Star-Ledger | Apr 16, 2004
The Nets will probably be welcoming back a friend -- and an old Knicks adversary -- to their bench tomorrow when Alonzo Mourning is expected to join them.
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New York Daily News | Apr 16, 2004
The fact that Isiah Thomas was able to trade for Stephon Marbury - the very player the Nets dumped on July 18, 2001, to land Kidd from Phoenix - makes the first-round series between New Jersey and New York that opens tomorrow all the more intriguing.
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knicks.realgm.com | Apr 15, 2004
Saturday on ESPN, 4:30pm begins one of the biggest rivalries in the NBA.
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New York Post | Apr 15, 2004
Penny Hardaway clarified remarks he made 21/2 weeks ago when he said the Knicks have a "good chance" to beat the Nets if Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin were injured.
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New York Daily News | Apr 14, 2004
Lawrence Frank has yet to win a playoff game, but he has already won over his players and bosses.
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New York Post | Apr 13, 2004
When the Phonenix Suns and the New Jersey Nets exchanged point guards Stephon Marbury and Jason Kidd most thought it was an even trade.
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New York Post | Apr 13, 2004
With a stirring fourth-quarter rally, with Stephon Marbury fastened to the bench for the final three quarters, the Knicks still managed to beat the Hornets last night, 101-97, to postpone the delicious matchup of Knicks-Nets, Stephon Marbury vs.
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New York Post | Apr 11, 2004
The New York Post is reporting that Richard Jefferson has been selected to replace Vince Carter on the U.
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New York Daily News | Apr 11, 2004
Kerry Kittles turns 30 on June 12, the same day the Nets are expected to submit their expansion draft to the league with his name on it.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution | Apr 9, 2004
Dumping salary and getting as far under the cap as possible so you have the most money to lure free agents sounds like a good strategy in theory, how as history shows it rarely works out favorable for the teams.
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New York Times | Apr 7, 2004
The New Jersey Nets might have lost last night to the Milwaukee Bucks, but from the reactions you would never have guessed it.
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New York Times | Apr 6, 2004
On the court, Jason Kidd looked pained as he ran through drill after drill with the Nets' strength and conditioning coach, Rich Dalatri, and had his twin daughters feeding him tortilla chips while Dalatri stretched him into contortions.
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Newark Star-Ledger | Apr 2, 2004
It was a sight that would have warmed the hearts of Nets fans.
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Associated Press | Apr 1, 2004
The jury in the Jayson Williams manslaughter trial was sent home early so that the judge could decide whether the prosecution improperly kept evidence from the defense.
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Associated Press | Apr 1, 2004
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Associated Press | Apr 1, 2004
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