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, and 29th season in

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. Without

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, who was traded to the Denver Nuggets in the offseason, the Nets stumbled out of the gate losing 11 of their first 13 games including a nine-game losing streak, as

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missed the first month of the season from offseason knee surgery. In December, the Nets made a move acquiring All-Star guard

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from the

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in a trade for

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, and Aaron Williams. Mourning did not report to Toronto and he was waived not long after the trade. He later signed with the

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for his second stint. By the time Carter arrived, Kidd returned from his knee surgery.

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spent most of the season on injured reserve due to a wrist injury. The Kidd and Carter duo-led Nets won 10 of their final 12 games to finished with a 42–40 record, winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference over the

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. Carter was selected for the

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. In the first round of the

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, New Jersey faced the top-seeded Miami Heat, led by

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and a young

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. They were eliminated from the playoffs by the Heat in four straight games. It was the Nets' first round playoff exit since

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. Following the season, Brian Scalabrine signed as the free agent with the

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Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

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Player statistics

Regular season

, - , , 76 , , 6 , , 19.2 , , .420 , , .306 , , .885 , , 1.4 , , 1.9 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 6.8 , - , , 64 , , 17 , , 20.5 , , .382 , , .315 , , .822 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 7.0 , - , , 10 , , 0 , , 5.0 , , .000 , , , , 0.500 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 0 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , - , , 57 , , 56 , , 38.9 , , .462 , , .425 , , .817 , , 5.9 , , 4.7 , , 1.5 , , 0.6 , , 27.5 , - , , 80 , , 80 , , 31.8 , , .412 , , .333 , , .656 , , 6.1 , , 1.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.9 , , 6.4 , - , , 11 , , 0 , , 5.5 , , .286 , , .333 , , 1.00 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , , 0.1 , , 1.2 , - , , 3 , , 0 , , 5.3 , , 1.00 , , , , 1.00 , , 2.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 2.7 , - , , 33 , , 33 , , 41.1 , , .422 , , .337 , , .844 , , 7.3 , , 4 , , 1 , , 0.5 , , 22.2 , - , , 66 , , 65 , , 36.9 , , .398 , , .360 , , .740 , , 7.4 , , 8.3 , , 1.9 , , 0.1 , , 14.4 , - , , 75 , , 57 , , 26.2 , , .493 , , .000 , , .725 , , 5.3 , , 1 , , 0.4 , , 0.8 , , 10.0 , - , , 18 , , 3 , , 21.7 , , .411 , , .000 , , .700 , , 2.2 , , 1.1 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 7.6 , - , , 8 , , 0 , , 3 , , .750 , , , , .500 , , 0.9 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0.1 , , 1.0 , - , , 18 , , 14 , , 25.4 , , .453 , , , , .593 , , 7.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.3 , , 2.3 , , 10.4 , - , , 43 , , 8 , , 12 , , .448 , , .375 , , .697 , , 1.6 , , 1 , , 0.6 , , 0 , , 5.0 , - , , 29 , , 0 , , 20.7 , , .361 , , .379 , , .692 , , 3.3 , , 1 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 6.0 , - , , 54 , , 14 , , 21.6 , , .398 , , .324 , , .768 , , 4.5 , , 1.6 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 6.3 , - , , 45 , , 2 , , 14.4 , , .419 , , .500 , , .745 , , 2.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 3.7 , - , , 9 , , 0 , , 3.6 , , .300 , , .500 , , .500 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0.9 , - , , 25 , , 0 , , 14.2 , , .362 , , .304 , , .778 , , 1.4 , , 0.7 , , 0.6 , , 0 , , 3.7 , - , , 21 , , 21 , , 35.2 , , .470 , , .425 , , .685 , , 4.5 , , 2.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 12.6 , - , , 19 , , 0 , , 7.9 , , .519 , , , , .900 , , 1.6 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 1.9

Playoffs

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Awards and records

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References

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21st century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

See also

References