Kidd leads Nets' sweep of Celtics in double OT

He played 53 minutes and scored 29 points in the 110-101 victory.
BOSTON (AP) -- Jason Kidd had already played 53 minutes when he raised his arm and swished a 3-pointer as the final buzzer sounded.
Now imagine what he'll do when he's rested.
The Detroit Pistons or Philadelphia 76ers are about to find out.
Kidd displayed his all-around game Monday night -- 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists -- to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 110-101 double-overtime victory and a four-game sweep of the Boston Celtics.
Now he can relax and watch the Pistons and 76ers play at least two more games to determine the Nets' opponent in the Eastern Conference finals. The series, tied 2-2, resumes Wednesday night in Detroit.
"We've done our job and now we have to get ready, mentally and physically, for whoever it may be," said Kidd. "But we have the luxury of our wait."
The Celtics must wait much longer after playing their best game of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a newfound aggressiveness.
"It's going to be a couple of months before I understand I'm not playing anymore," Eric Williams said.
Tonight's action
In the Western Conference semifinals tonight, Sacramento is at Dallas, and the Los Angeles Lakers are at San Antonio. Both series are tied 2-2.
In the fourth quarter, the Celtics overcame a six-point deficit, and Tony Delk, who scored a career playoff-high 23 points, stole the ball from Kidd with three seconds remaining and the score tied at 90.
In the first overtime, which ended 97-all, they erased a 3-point deficit and played the last 2:51 after Antoine Walker fouled out.
But in the second overtime -- without Walker and injured center Tony Battie -- fatigue took over. New Jersey outscored Boston 13-4 with Kidd scoring five.
"We didn't put in that effort defensively that we needed to win this series," Walker said. "Tonight was the first night we really came out and played our type of basketball."
After making 15-of-52 shots and totaling 36 points in the first three games, Walker was 8-for-15 with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
"Antoine played a really great game," coach Jim O'Brien said. "He's a man of immense pride."
There was a possibility he might not play until the NBA ruled Monday he didn't deserve punishment for confronting a fan during Game 3.
Celtics lose lead
Boston led 81-76 with 5:59 remaining in the fourth quarter when Battie left with a bruised right knee and didn't return.
"I don't think the team really got discouraged when we lost Antoine or Tony," said Paul Pierce, who led Boston with 27 points but missed a 3-pointer as the first overtime ended. "We still felt like we had momentum."
Kenyon Martin, who finished with 22 points, scored all seven of the Nets' points in the first overtime. In the second, Richard Jefferson and Williams traded baskets before Kerry Kittles' 3-pointer put New Jersey ahead to stay, 102-99 with 3:56 remaining.