With Nenad Krstic and Jason Collins both in foul trouble, and Brian Scalabrine still out, the Nets were beaten up down low by Jermaine O'Neal and the Pacers. O'Neal finished with 31 points and Jeff Foster added 16 along with 16 rebounds, as Indiana took advantage of a small Nets lineup that had Jason Kidd, Rodney Buford, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson all on the floor together. Carter led the Nets with 25 points and Buford added 20, shooting 4 for 5 from 3 point range. Jefferson also added 20, but shot just 4 of 15 from the floor.
- Boxscore - NBA
- Pacers Pick Off Nets - NBA
- O’Neal stars on Carter’s night - Will Weiss - YES Network
- Five Observations: Pacers vs. Nets - Will Weiss - YES Network
- Carter Provides Highlights, but Pacers Provide Victory - Jason Diamos - New York Times
- Carter Country - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Vince Knows the Road to Kidd's Heart - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets fall in Carter's Arena debut - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets notebook: Injuries taking toll on Jefferson's shot - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Ex-Net sees his former team as better but still with a 'big' hole - Bridget Wentworth - Star-Ledger
- Vince draws a crowd but not a win - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Nets notes - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Vince & Nets get swamped - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Fans pay for oohs, aahs and L's - Filip Bondy - New York Daily News
- Vince boosts box office - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Nets come up small - Alan Hahn - New York Newsday
- Relieved O'Neal puts stress on Nets - Kristen Leigh Porter - Indianapolis Star
- Notebook - Kristen Leigh Porter - Indianapolis Star
- Lost On Appeal - Joe - JoeNetsfan