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December 5, 2009
NJ Nets snap record-setting losing streak at 18 with 97-91 victory over Charlotte Bobcats
The Star-Ledger
By Dave D'Alessandro
The New Jersey Nets complete their record-breaking losing streak.
Our long national nightmare is over.
After 38 days, 18 excruciating defeats, one coaching change, a thousand jokes on radio talk shows, and incalculable angst among the few fans they have left, the Nets finally won a game Friday night.
They followed new coach Kiki Vandeweghe’s command to play with freedom and an open joy, and it translated into 48 minutes of intense effort and a devastating offensive combination in Brook Lopez and Courtney Lee, who both had special nights to lead the Nets to a 97-91 triumph over the Charlotte Bobcats.
And judging by the noise they evoked from 12,131 witnesses at a delirious Izod Center, they wouldn’t mind making this a habit.
Posted by steve at December 5, 2009 9:40 AM