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Posted on Fri, Nov. 21, 2008 10:15 PM
Carter propels New Jersey to a 129-127 win over Toronto
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TORONTO | Vince Carter gave Toronto fans a brand-new reason to boo him.
Carter scored 39 points against his former team, and the New Jersey Nets rallied from an 18-point, third-quarter deficit and beat the Toronto Raptors 129-127 in overtime on Friday night.
Devin Harris, who added 30 points, called Carter’s performance “incredible.”
“He’s been doing that his whole career, but I’ve never seen it firsthand,” Harris said. “I was out there watching it just like everybody else.”
Jeered every time he touched the ball, Carter sent the game to overtime by draining a three-pointer with 0.8 seconds remaining in regulation, capping a stretch in which he scored 12 consecutive points for the Nets.
Anthony Parker returned the favor, nailing a turnaround three from the corner with 2.9 seconds left in overtime and tying it at 127-127, but Carter won it with a reverse dunk on Bobby Simmons’ inbounds pass with 2.1 seconds left.
“He (Carter) is one of the best athletes in the game,” said Toronto’s Chris Bosh, who had 42 points. “(Nets coach) Lawrence Frank drew up a fantastic play and left it up to his best player and he capitalized.”
Traded to New Jersey in December 2004, Carter has faced varying levels of abuse in each of his 11 return visits north of the border.
Carter, who also made an overtime three-pointer and beat the Raptors in January 2006, insisted he doesn’t hold any grudges.
“I know, deep down, that’s just sports, that’s the way it goes,” Carter said. “I root for my team, and I’m a terrible fan, also.”
Carter said his only motivation was to do better than Tuesday, when he scored a season-low 12 points in a loss to the Cavaliers.
“My performance against Cleveland was unacceptable,” Carter said.
“It wasn’t about where I am and who we’re playing; it was more to play a better game for my team.”
The Raptors lost forward Jermaine O’Neal to a strained his left knee when he was pulled down on a flagrant foul by New Jersey’s Sean Williams with 11:37 left in the fourth.
“You could feel everybody in the stadium stand up, everybody was on edge,” Parker said. “Bigger than the game, you just want him to be healthy.”
Friday’s other games
•Orlando 100, at Indiana 98
•Orlando 100, at Indiana 98
•Houston 103, at Washington 91
•At Philadelphia 89, LA Clippers 88
•At Atlanta 88, Charlotte 83
•Boston 95, at Minnesota 78
•At San Antonio 119, Utah 94
•At Milwaukee 104, New York 87
•At Dallas 91, Memphis 76
•New Orleans 105, at Oklahoma City 80
•Portland 117, at Sacramento 96
•Chicago 115, at Golden State 110
•At LA Lakers 104, Denver 90
Highlights
•Dwight Howard had 24 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks for the Magic.
•The Timberwolves were shooting 23 percent heading into the fourth quarter before finishing at 31 percent.
•The Spurs, playing without the backcourt of Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, made 15 of 25 three-pointers.
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•The Knicks traded Zach Randolph to Golden State for forward Al Harrington, and they sent Jamal Crawford and Mardy Collins to the Clippers for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas.
The deal freed up salary-cap space for the summer of 2010, when LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh might be available.
•Boston sent former K-State forward Bill Walker to the Utah Flash of the NBA Developmental League. He joins first-round pick J.R. Giddens, once of KU.
Posted on Fri, Nov. 21, 2008 10:15 PM
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