ROUNDUP Saturday's other game

Nets 107, Knicks 83
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Jason Kidd took his anger out after being shoved to the court by a backup guard, and Jason Collins knocked Tim Thomas out of the game on a flagrant foul in the fourth quarter of Game 1. Kidd channeled his annoyance at being sent sprawling by Frank Williams into a 14-point, 13-assist performance. Kerry Kittles hit his first six shots and scored 20 points as the two-time defending Eastern Conference champions shot nearly 60 percent in the first half and used their defense to put the game away in the second half, holding New York to 28 points. The most physical moment of the game came midway through the fourth quarter when Thomas, driving to the basket, was hit hard across the body and in the face by Collins. Thomas landed on his lower back and rolled over in pain, then walked off with assistance and went to the locker room. There was no immediate word on his condition. Richard Jefferson added 21 points and Kenyon Martin had 16 for the Nets, who outscored New York 28-4 on the fast break -- including 14-2 in the first quarter. Stephon Marbury scored just 13 points for the Knicks, who are making their first playoff appearance since 2001. New York had several players score in spurts, but no one carried the team. Penny Hardaway led the Knicks with 18 and Nazr Mohammed had 16. The much-anticipated point guard matchup between Kidd and Marbury didn't amount to much. In fact, Marbury was on the bench with 7:34 to go in the second quarter when the game turned. Williams tried to take an offensive foul with Kidd leading the fast break. Kidd fed Martin for a slam, and Williams and Kidd collided after the pass. Williams went down and Kidd stood over him and appeared to say something. With the Knicks inbounding, Williams shoved Kidd to the floor. He got a technical, and the officials gave Kidd a technical for taunting. While he was already playing well, the altercation seemed to energize Kidd and add some emotion to his game. Kidd ran down a rebound to set up Aaron Williams' jumper seconds later, and he hit a 3-pointer right after that. With the Knicks still within 59-55 late in the second quarter and the clock winding down, Kidd drove to the right baseline and drew a crowd of defenders. The All-Star point guard jumped and threw a long pass to Brian Scalabrine, who nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Jason Kidd took his anger out after being shoved to the court by a backup guard, and Jason Collins knocked Tim Thomas out of the game on a flagrant foul in the fourth quarter of Game 1. Kidd channeled his annoyance at being sent sprawling by Frank Williams into a 14-point, 13-assist performance. Kerry Kittles hit his first six shots and scored 20 points as the two-time defending Eastern Conference champions shot nearly 60 percent in the first half and used their defense to put the game away in the second half, holding New York to 28 points. The most physical moment of the game came midway through the fourth quarter when Thomas, driving to the basket, was hit hard across the body and in the face by Collins. Thomas landed on his lower back and rolled over in pain, then walked off with assistance and went to the locker room. There was no immediate word on his condition. Richard Jefferson added 21 points and Kenyon Martin had 16 for the Nets, who outscored New York 28-4 on the fast break -- including 14-2 in the first quarter. Stephon Marbury scored just 13 points for the Knicks, who are making their first playoff appearance since 2001. New York had several players score in spurts, but no one carried the team. Penny Hardaway led the Knicks with 18 and Nazr Mohammed had 16. The much-anticipated point guard matchup between Kidd and Marbury didn't amount to much. In fact, Marbury was on the bench with 7:34 to go in the second quarter when the game turned. Williams tried to take an offensive foul with Kidd leading the fast break. Kidd fed Martin for a slam, and Williams and Kidd collided after the pass. Williams went down and Kidd stood over him and appeared to say something. With the Knicks inbounding, Williams shoved Kidd to the floor. He got a technical, and the officials gave Kidd a technical for taunting. While he was already playing well, the altercation seemed to energize Kidd and add some emotion to his game. Kidd ran down a rebound to set up Aaron Williams' jumper seconds later, and he hit a 3-pointer right after that. With the Knicks still within 59-55 late in the second quarter and the clock winding down, Kidd drove to the right baseline and drew a crowd of defenders. The All-Star point guard jumped and threw a long pass to Brian Scalabrine, who nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
-- Associated Press