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Surprise, surprise! Kidd returns, Nets win
(Sports Network)
Updated: 2004-12-07 14:58
New Jersey Nets All-Star point guard Jason Kidd returned from off-season
knee surgery Monday to help his team defeat the Toronto Raptors, 88-86, at
Continental Airlines Arena.
New
Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd brings the ball up court against the Toronto
Raptors in the second quarter of their NBA game December 6, 2004 in East
Rutherford, New Jersey. Kidd returned from surgery on his left knee that
cost him the first 16 games of the season.
[Reuters] |
Kidd, making his season debut
following July 1 surgery on his left knee, scored 10 points and grabbed six
rebounds in 21 minutes of action. He dished out just three assists and committed
six turnovers, but did drain a game-tying three-pointer in the final two
minutes.
Richard Jefferson, who hit the game-winning basket with seven seconds left,
scored 26 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out eight assists for the
Nets, who have won two straight and three of four after starting the season
2-11.
Kidd, 31, averaged 15.5 points, 9.2 assists and 6.4 rebounds over 67 regular-
season games last year for New Jersey. He then posted averages of 12.6 points,
9.0 assists and 6.6 boards in 11 playoff contests.
To make room for Kidd, New Jersey placed forward Awvee Storey on the injured
list with a strained right hamstring. He has played in nine games this season.
Meanwhile, the Raptors got guard Vince Carter back after missing Saturday's
game and Sunday's practice with food poisoning. Carter finished with a team-
high 22 points, but had a potential game-tying bucket bounce out at the buzzer.
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