The Nets are straight stomping the Raptors right now.  We are giddy.  Game Notes!

• We got home, and it was 32-15 Nets (2nd Quarter, 11:00 minutes to go).  Carter and Kidd, the cock-D mountain mover.  Yo, what was Sam Mitchell saying?  Oh, yeah, on Kidd's knee: "He's not hurt."  Then he said the Nets were playing "mind games".  Well, guess what Sam?  It worked.  And you just fired up the best player in the series?!?   

• The red-hot Vince Carter comes out of the game and, according to Marv Albert "the crowd reacts to Carter getting a rest".  With an almost audible murmor, apparently.  The Nets must have the quietest playoff crowd this side of Atlanta.
• Nachbar, the rugged three point shooter!  Nails another clutch three to make it 43-22.  Anywhere else the place would have exploded.
• Bosh has 11 of the Raptors' 22 total points.  By the way, there are 7:00 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. 
  
• When Nachbar drives to the hoop, he looks like a awkward Keith van Horn.  The white girl gang banger!
• Uh-oh, 44-30, Toronto creeping (8-1 run)... and there is Vince Carter for three!  47-30.  Air Pussy signals to the crowd -  "don't you worry about a thing, darling"  Air Pussy is the the money stasher, gun blastin razor slasher, the human asthma breath taker.
• Wait, here comes Toronto again - Bargnini hits a jumper to cut it to 47-36 (6-0 run).  The SML shitter?
• Nope!  We believe in Air Pussy and Kidd.  Carter takes it up court, swings it to an open Kidd for a three.  Then Bargnini bricks, Carter rebounds, to Kidd for another three.  53-36, Brooklyn.  Eff you Canada.  Drink another Molson.
• Vince Carter just misses a great reverse (while being fouled).  The crowd quietly "oohs".  He splits a pair of free throws (only 4-9 in the first half).

First half totals: score is NJ 56, Toronto 37.  Kidd has 12 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.  Vince Carter has 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.  The Nets have 10 3PTM in the first half (one short of the NBA playoff record).

Vince and Kidd have 12 assist with 1 (one!) turnover combined.  The Raptors, on the other hand, have 8 assists total to 10 turnovers.  And the Raps are shooting 34% on FGA.

2nd Half Notes:

• The Prez is awake.  Jefferson hits the first two shots of the 2nd half, giving the Nets a 60-37 lead. 
• Oh, and now Kidd with a steal... to Jefferson... to Kidd... to Carter... back to Kidd (all on the fast break)... for three!  63-37.  The Nets can move the ball on the fast break as well as any team in the NBA, Suns included.  We think Kidd is better than Nash, MVPs be damned.
• And now, TNT presents "The House of Payne Injury Report".  Are you kidding me?  Boom-shacka-lacka-boom, alright now/the Nets spits the flava/like Stephen King writes horror/if the Raptors hit a shot I'll warn ya....
• Carter for three from the corner, 68-39.  Off a slap assist from Kidd on a loose ball (he just swatted it to VC, who dropped a three off it).  Remember this:  as good as Kidd is, VC can make the Nets unstoppable when he tries. 
  
• Another pretty assist on a fast break - Kidd to Jefferson to Moore.  They move the ball as well as anyone.  That's now 22 assists on 28 field goals made.
• But this is all defense, you know.  The defense is leading to fast break points (Jefferson just scored another bucket after a steal).  Let's see... the Raptors have 46 points with 4:42 left in the third.  That's a sh*tty total for a half. 
  
• Offensive foul, Toronto.
• No passing for the Raptors, just shooting jumpers.  Where is TJ Ford?  And Chris Bosh?!?
• 50 points at 3:24 mark, thanks to a Bosh layup off a nice Bargnini pass.  80-50.
• Ford, out of bounds.  That's turnover #16, versus 13 assists.  The Nets?  23 assists, only 9 TOs.
• Jefferson, Carter, and Kidd have 68 total points (out of 82).  In other words, the Big 3 have outscored the entire Raptors team by 18 points.
• Kidd/Carter have 18 assists combined, to 4 TOs.  Plus 14 rebounds.

Alright, we've had enough of this game.  We're gonna gear up for the Warriors-Mavs.

The chest sweller (Lawrence Frank), the Brooklyn representer (the Nets), the nasty amateur damage ya (Nachbar)/the rugged picture poser (Kidd)/the corner stander (Carter)/the Nautica wearer (Jefferson)/the Smooth da Hustler biter, post rusher (SML)....

Bonus: Here is some YouTube footage (courtesy of NBA 24/7) of the game, including the Jefferson to Kidd to Carter to Kidd three:

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