Without Carter, Nets offense is a no-show

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籃網目前真的很欠缺 VC 的進攻火力，他能吸引防守者並傳出漂亮傳球。籃網目前還缺雙槍合璧 .. Marcus 和 VC 。或許我們又得承受一次 Slow Start的 Season。但一旦香威習慣比賽之後，再加上歸來的VC和Marcus，籃網才是一支東區勁旅。目前而言，他們並不是。 BY DAVE D'ALESSANDRO Star-Ledger Staff BOSTON -- We interrupt this increasingly ugly season for some dense statistical minutiae. The Nets scored 11 points in the second quarter last night. They were 10-for-22 from the foul line for the first three quarters. And over one particularly ghastly sequence bridging the last two periods, they managed just two field goals (on 15 shots) and turned the ball over five times over nine unwatchable minutes. If all that doesn't give Vince Carter's recuperative powers the necessary inspiration, nothing will. The offense is broken, and unless something drastic happens soon -- say, the return of an All-Star scorer -- there might be more meltdowns like the one the Nets experienced last night, when the paint-packing Celtics strangled them with a 91-69 chokehold at TD Banknorth Garden. Then again, if you consult the contrarian captain... "With Vince, we were just as bad," Jason Kidd said. "The whole night we played defense on the road and we gave ourselves a chance. We missed shots, we had great looks, they just weren't falling for us." A chance? Not exactly. The Nets thought they were in the game at the start of the fourth quarter, but it was an illusion: They opened the period in a 1-for-12, three-turnover sinkhole, and their deficit went from eight to 18 in just five minutes. In the end, the cumulative numbers were actually worse than the ones listed above: The Nets shot 33.3 percent as a team, shot 53 percent from the line (17-for-32), and their 21 turnovers led to 19 Boston transition points. "You have to give them credit. Boston is the top defensive team in the league," Nets coach Lawrence Frank said. "By and large they scored in the mid-80s. We've got to find a way to score more than we did. Between our inability to hit shots, turnovers and missed free throws, those are lost opportunities. So we just got to collectively find a way." Indeed, the Celtics, who in the first half looked like the team that played the night before in Indianapolis, weren't exactly elegant offensively either. But they had six guys -- including their five starters -- score in double figures. The Nets couldn't match their firepower: Kidd filled up the box score (19 points, nine boards, seven assists), but he also committed five turnovers. Richard Jefferson had 21 points, but started 0-for-6 in the first quarter, when the Nets led by eight and could have built a legitimate cushion. Antoine Wright showed for a second straight night that his improved offense was mostly a result of playing off Carter, not playing for him. And Nenad Krstic took another step back (1-for-5), and it was bad enough for Frank to bench him for the entire second half, with Malik Allen (0-for-5) getting the nod at the start of the third period. "We've got to get healthy right now," Jefferson said. "It's so sad that that's a redundant statement with our team over the past two seasons. We're going to get Marcus Williams back. We're going to get Nenad Krstic right. We're still missing this guy named Vince Carter." At least they have the rookie, Sean Williams (14 points, seven boards, four blocks), who clearly relished the challenge of going head-to-head with his idol, Kevin Garnett, over many of his 29 minutes of floor time. It was a homecoming for Williams, who played at Boston College, and he didn't disappoint his small group of followers. "I feel the fans out here know what I can do, and I try to go out and give them a show," Williams said. "Unfortunately we lost tonight, but we see them two more times this year." By then, the Celtics might remember the human pogo stick wearing No. 51. He was everywhere at the defensive end during the second quarter, and had one terrific defensive sequence that contributed to three straight stops -- staying in Garnett's chest on a baseline turnaround that missed badly, showing on a penetration that led to a Tony Allen turnover, and then circling the post (after playing very loosely) to steal an Allen-to-KG entry pass. By then, however, the Nets offense had caved, scoring six points over the last 9:19 of the second period, which gave the Celtics enough time to get their second wind and take a 36-34 halftime lead. Dave D'Alessandro may be reached at ddalessandro@starledger.com http://0rz.tw/1b3ku -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.132.58.136