At least the game was over early.
The Nets hoped to break their season-opening 17-game losing streak last night and avoid setting a new NBA record for season-opening futility. That hope was abandoned quickly. Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks absolutely destroyed the Nets, scoring a half-game’s worth of points (49) in the second quarter alone. At 0-18 on the year, the Nets are now in sole possession of the record for worst start in NBA history.
New Jersey needed a 23-12 run in garbage time cut the final margin to 16, as Dallas left Jersey with a 117-101 win.
Ex-Net Kidd had 16 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds and 5 steals in the game. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 24 points; Chris Douglas-Roberts matched Nowitzki’s total in a losing cause.
The Nets’ next chance to break their losing streak will come Friday against the Charlotte Bobcats, in what will also be Kiki Vandeweghe’s head coaching debut.
Nets Fall to 0-18, Set New NBA Mark for Consecutive Losses to Start a Season originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 12:42:51.
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