Jason Kidd and the company reached the final of the NBA

The winner of the regular championship in the Eastern Conference was for New Jersey Nets no more than another opponent on the way to the main goal - championship in the NBA.

"New Jersey" -"Detroit" -102: 82 (account in the series -4-0)

The main character of NTS again was Jason Kidd, who scored 26 points in the last match of the Detroit series and made 12 rebounds. Thus, for the second time in a row, the New Jersey reached the final of the NBA, where their rival will become Dallas or San Antonio. “We just played in our play on our site,” the hero of the meeting, the best playing the NBA, said after the match, said to the Reuters agency. However, he noted that the work of the "NTS" is still a different edge, since the finale is ahead.

So, “Nets” won their tenth play of playoffs in a row, which is the fourth largest series of victories in the release games. During the meeting, NTS won with a difference of nine points. It was with this advantage of New Jersey that they took a big break, and the third quarter ended with the same difference. In addition to Kidd in the “NTS”, it is worth highlighting Richard Jafferson and Kenion Martin, who scored 14 points.

There was only one dangerous moment in the match. Seven minutes before the end of the main time, Kidd suddenly crouched on the bench, letting everyone understand the ankle hurt. The hall fell silent, but the doctors conquered over his leader, and a few minutes later Kidd again went to the parquet as if nothing had happened.

As for Detroit, Clifford Robinson, who brought 21 points, became the best as part of this club. Richard Hamilton added 20. The best defender of the season Ben Wallace gathered only 13 bounces. After this match, the Detroit coach Rick Carlisle said: “Finally, NTS will be able to win the title of NBA champion. Today the champions played against us, and I do not see another end of this season than the victory of New Jersey.

Recall that last year NTS was also in the final of the NBA, but then the team lost to Los Angeles Lakers.