Even divine intervention won't save them

Blazers 83, Nets 71
Game 13 File
The Nets and Blazers combine for the second-lowest first quarter in NBA history and tie the record for fewest combined points in the first half in this ninth straight, West Coast closing loss. Still, the Nets actually led early in the third quarter before a 16 - 1 Blazer burst put things away.
• Box Score

Nets Record: 2 - 11
Home Record: 1 - 6
Away Record: 1 - 5
Division Record: 0 - 1
Conf. Record: 1 - 2
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Nets High Men:
• Points: Richard Jefferson, 20.
• Assists: Travis Best, Richard Jefferson and Brian Scalabrine each had 4.
• Rebounds: Richard Jefferson and Alonzo Mourning each had 7.
• Steals: Four players had 1 each.
• Turnovers: Jason Collins and Richard Jefferson each had 3.
• Blocks: Nenad Krstic, 3.
• FG Percentage: Travis Best, 58.3% (7- 12).

Nets Team Stats:
• FG Percentage: 37.7%
• FT Percentage: 61.1%
• Rebounds: 40
• Rebound Differential: -11
• Turnovers: 12
• Opposing Team's Turnovers: 13
• Bench points: 12
• Bench points Differential: -1
• Steals: 4
• Blocks: 6
• Points in the Paint: 36
• Double-Doubles: 0
• Triple-Doubles: 0


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Game 13: Blazers 83, Nets 71 - November 28, 2004
Oy Vey
“Oy Vey,”…that’s what I was saying while watching this debacle of a game. Watching the Nets give up 16 offensive rebounds was about as fun as Rosh Hashanah services. Seeing the usually reliable Brian Scalabrine shoot 2-10 from the field was as enjoyable as bearing witness to a bris (I would say “as getting a bris,” but c’mon…it wasn’t that bad).

In the first half the two teams tied the record for the fewest combined points in history, 30-25. At least the defense was playing well, right? – Wrong. In the middle of the 3rd quarter, the Nets managed to allow the Blazers to go on a 16-1 run. To the Nets’ credit, they did draw closer to the Blazers towards the end of the 3rd but it didn’t get any better after that.

Nets fans, I implore you, pray to your rabbi, your priest, even your Jason Kidd action figure for some kind of salvation.

Torah! Torah! Torah!
Bench Mitzvah - The Nets' bench shot a dismal 4-23 in this game. Scalabrine: 2-10. Buford: 2-9. They scored 12 points and also committed 12 fouls.
No Minutes For A-Train Again - I couldn’t come up with a Jewish reference for this one. Instead of logging part of the 28 minutes Scalabrine and Krstic got to play, all Aaron Williams got was a DNP – coach’s decision. I’m starting to wonder if he’s injured.
Number of the Night - 9. That’s what our losing streak is currently. It’s also the number of fast break points the Nets scored. See a correlation here?

Call The Rabbi
This game was so bad that the star of the night is a player who shot 8-22 from the field. Zach Randolph scored 23 points along with 15 boards to take the honors. Richard Jefferson scored 20 but the real treat of the night for Nets fans was seeing Nenad Krstic get 3 blocks.
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