Vince Carter scored 23 points in his Net debut, but could not finish the game because of severe leg cramps. After losing an 8 point 4th quarter lead, the Nets fell to the Pistons by 10 in overtime. Richard Jefferson led the Nets with 27 points, but struggled down the stretch as the Pistons defense swarmed him when he got the ball. Nenad Krstic added 13 points and 9 rebounds, but the Nets got just 8 points combined on 2 of 18 shooting from Jason Kidd and Jason Collins. Carter came off the bench, but played 42 minutes, shooting 8 of 19 from the field, including 3 of 6 from 3 point range. Richard Hamilton led all scorers with 37 points and Ben Wallace had 17 of his 18 rebounds after halftime.
- Boxscore - NBA
- Pistons Prevail Over Nets - NBA
- Pistons spoil Carter's debut, beat Nets - AP
- Carter's Nets Debut Is Impressive and Painful - Rick Westhead - New York Times
- A sour ending for Carter - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Brown applauds addition of Carter - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Vin-Jured - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Brown Likes the Look of Nets After Big Trade - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Fire and Ice - Bob Considine - Asbury Park Press
- A tough finish - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Nets notes - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Vince & wince for Nets - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Pistons gut out OT victory - Joanne C. Gerstner - Detroit News
- Statistics from win are telling - Joanne C. Gerstner - Detroit News
- Pistons let 'er Rip - Perry A. Farrell - Detroit Free Press
- Prince makes Jefferson work - Perry A. Farrell - Detroit Free Press
- Calamity Vince off to typical start - Tony Mejia - Sportsline