2009–10 New Jersey Nets season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2009–10 New Jersey Nets season was the 43rd season of the franchise, 34th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the team's final season at the Izod Center . With a loss to the Dallas Mavericks on December 2, 2009 , the Nets became the first team in NBA history to start the season 0–18.[ 1] The Nets got their first win of the season at home against the Charlotte Bobcats on December 4, 2009 .[ 2] With a loss to the Houston Rockets on December 26, 2009 , the Nets became the sixth team in NBA history to lose 28 of its first 30 games, tying the worst 30-game record in NBA history. With a loss to the Utah Jazz on January 23, 2010 , the Nets became the third team in NBA history to lose 40 of its first 43 games, tying the worst three-win record in NBA history. On February 6, the Nets lost to the Detroit Pistons , falling to 4–46 and tying the record for the worst 50-game record in the history of the three major sports (NBA, MLB, NHL) that play seasons that long.
Key dates
June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
July 8 – The free agency period started.
November 29 – Lawrence Frank was relieved of his duties as head coach after the team began the season with 16 consecutive losses, one shy of the NBA record. This streak was ongoing at the time of his dismissal. Tom Barrise , who previously served as assistant coach under Frank, became his replacement as interim head coach for the Nets' game that night against the Los Angeles Lakers , which the Nets lost 106–87 for their record-tying 17th consecutive loss.[ 3] After a two-game stint by Barrise, general manager Kiki Vandeweghe was named the head coach for the remainder of the season, and Del Harris was given a position as assistant coach.[ 4]
December 4 – New Jersey Nets defeated the Charlotte Bobcats to break 18-game losing streak.
April 12 – New Jersey Nets play final home game at Meadowlands Arena.
Draft picks
Roster
2009–10 New Jersey Nets roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F/C
7
Battie, Tony
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1976–02–11
Texas Tech
F/C
2
Boone, Josh
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1984–11–21
Connecticut
G
55
Dooling, Keyon
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1980–05–08
Missouri
G/F
17
Douglas-Roberts, Chris
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1987–01–08
Memphis
G
34
Harris, Devin
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1983–02–27
Wisconsin
F
44
Hassell, Trenton
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
233 lb (106 kg)
1979–03–04
Austin Peay
F
22
Hayes, Jarvis
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1981–08–09
Georgia
F
43
Humphries, Kris
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1985–02–06
Minnesota
G/F
6
Lee, Courtney
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1985–10–03
Western Kentucky
C
11
Lopez, Brook
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1988–04–01
Stanford
G
1
Quinn, Chris
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1983–09–27
Notre Dame
F
21
Simmons, Bobby (IN)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1980–06–02
DePaul
G/F
8
Williams, Terrence
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1987–06–28
Louisville
F/C
9
Yi, Jianlian
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
1987–10–27
China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Pre-season
Regular season
Standings
Record vs. opponents
2009-10 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MEM
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NOH
NYK
OKC
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
TOR
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
–
4–0
2–2
3–1
1–3
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
2–0
3–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–3
2–1
2–0
3–0
1–1
1–3
0–2
1–3
2–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
4–0
Boston
0–4
–
3–0
2–2
2–2
1–1
1–1
2–1
1–1
1–1
2–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–0
2–2
2–0
3–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
1–3
3–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
4–0
1–1
3–1
Charlotte
2–2
0–3
–
1–3
3–1
0–2
1–1
2–1
2–0
1–1
1–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
3–1
2–2
2–0
2–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–3
3–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–2
0–2
4–0
Chicago
1–3
2–2
3–1
–
2–2
0–2
0–2
4–0
1–1
2–0
3–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–3
1–3
2–0
1–2
2–0
3–1
1–1
1–2
3–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–2
0–2
2–1
Cleveland
3–1
2–2
1–3
2–2
–
1–1
0–2
4–0
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
3–0
3–1
2–0
4–0
2–0
3–0
2–0
2–2
3–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
3–1
1–1
2–1
Dallas
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
–
2–1
2–0
3–1
2–2
2–0
3–0
2–2
3–1
2–0
2–0
3–1
2–0
2–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
2–1
1–3
4–0
3–1
1–1
1–2
1–1
Denver
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–2
–
1–1
4–0
2–1
2–0
2–1
3–1
3–1
1–1
0–2
3–1
2–0
3–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
3–1
1–2
2–2
2–0
3–1
1–1
Detroit
2–2
1–2
1–2
0–4
0–4
0–2
1–1
–
1–1
1–1
0–4
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–2
2–2
2–0
2–1
1–1
1–3
0–2
1–3
3–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–4
0–2
4–0
Golden State
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–3
0–4
1–1
–
0–3
1–1
2–2
0–4
2–2
0–2
0–2
3–0
2–0
1–3
2–0
1–3
0–2
0–2
1–3
2–2
2–2
0–3
2–0
0–3
0–2
Houston
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–2
1–1
3–0
–
0–2
2–1
1–3
4–0
0–2
2–0
3–0
2–0
1–3
2–0
3–1
0–2
1–1
0–4
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–1
2–2
2–0
Indiana
0–3
1–2
2–1
1–3
1–3
0–2
0–2
4–0
1–1
2–0
–
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–4
1–1
4–0
0–2
2–2
1–1
1–3
2–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–2
1–1
3–1
L.A. Clippers
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–3
1–2
2–0
2–2
1–2
1–1
–
2–2
2–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
0–4
0–2
1–2
0–2
2–0
0–4
1–3
1–3
0–4
0–2
1–3
2–0
L.A. Lakers
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–2
1–3
2–0
4–0
3–1
2–0
2–2
–
2–1
1–1
2–0
3–0
2–0
2–1
2–0
3–1
1–1
2–0
3–1
1–2
4–0
2–2
1–1
3–1
2–0
Memphis
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–3
1–3
1–1
2–2
0–4
2–0
2–2
1–2
–
1–1
0–2
3–1
2–0
2–2
2–0
1–2
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–1
2–2
2–0
1–2
2–0
Miami
3–1
0–3
1–3
3–1
0–3
0–2
1–1
2–1
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
–
1–3
1–1
4–0
1–1
3–0
0–2
2–2
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–2
1–1
3–1
Milwaukee
1–2
2–2
2–2
3–1
1–3
0–2
2–0
2–2
2–0
0–2
4–0
2–0
0–2
2–0
3–1
–
2–0
4–0
1–1
3–0
1–1
0–3
2–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–1
1–1
2–2
Minnesota
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–3
1–3
0–2
0–3
0–3
1–1
1–3
0–3
1–3
1–1
0–2
–
2–0
0–4
1–1
0–4
0–2
1–1
0–4
0–4
2–2
0–3
0–2
2–2
1–1
New Jersey
0–3
1–3
2–2
2–1
0–4
0–2
0–2
1–2
0–2
0–2
0–4
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–4
0–2
–
1–1
2–2
0–2
0–3
0–4
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–4
0–2
0–4
New Orleans
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–2
1–3
1–1
3–1
3–1
2–0
4–0
1–2
2–2
1–1
1–1
4–0
1–1
–
0–2
1–2
1–1
0–2
1–3
1–2
2–1
0–4
0–2
1–3
1–1
New York
3–1
1–3
2–2
1–3
0–3
1–1
1–1
3–1
0–2
0–2
2–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–3
0–3
1–1
2–2
2–0
–
0–2
0–3
3–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–2
3–1
Oklahoma City
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–2
1–3
2–0
3–1
1–3
1–1
2–1
1–3
2–1
2–0
1–1
4–0
2–0
2–1
2–0
–
1–1
2–0
2–1
1–3
3–1
1–3
2–0
3–1
2–0
Orlando
3–1
3–1
3–1
2–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–0
2–0
3–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–2
3–0
2–0
3–0
1–1
3–0
1–1
–
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–1
1–1
2–2
Philadelphia
1–2
1–3
1–3
1–3
0–3
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–0
1–1
1–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–4
2–2
1–1
4–0
2–0
1–3
0–2
0–4
–
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–3
0–2
0–3
Phoenix
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–2
3–1
2–0
3–1
4–0
1–1
4–0
1–3
2–2
1–1
1–1
4–0
2–0
3–1
1–1
1–2
1–1
2–0
–
1–2
4–0
2–1
2–0
2–2
2–0
Portland
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
3–1
1–3
2–0
2–2
2–2
2–0
3–1
2–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
4–0
2–0
2–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–1
–
4–0
3–0
2–0
0–4
1–1
Sacramento
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–4
2–1
1–1
2–2
2–2
1–1
3–1
0–4
1–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–2
2–0
1–3
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–4
–
0–4
1–1
2–1
1–1
San Antonio
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–3
2–2
1–1
3–0
2–2
2–0
4–0
2–2
2–2
2–0
2–0
3–0
1–1
4–0
2–0
3–1
1–1
1–1
1–2
0–3
4–0
–
1–1
0–4
2–0
Toronto
1–3
0–4
2–1
2–1
1–3
1–1
0–2
4–0
0–2
1–1
2–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–2
1–2
2–0
4–0
2–0
4–0
0–2
1–3
3–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
–
0–2
2–1
Utah
0–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–1
1–3
2–0
3–0
2–2
1–1
3–1
1–3
2–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–0
3–1
2–0
1–3
1–1
2–0
2–2
4–0
1–2
4–0
2–0
–
2–0
Washington
0–4
1–3
0–4
1–2
1–2
1–1
1–1
0–4
2–0
0–2
1–3
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–3
2–2
1–1
4–0
1–1
1–3
0–2
2–2
3–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–2
0–2
—
Game log
2009–10 game log Total: 12–70 (Home: 8–33; Road: 4–37)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
November
: 0–14 (home: 0–5; road: 0–9)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
4
November 2
@Charlotte
L 68–79
Chris Douglas-Roberts (20)
Bobby Simmons (7)
Rafer Alston (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 9,380
0–4
5
November 4
Denver
L 94–122
Chris Douglas-Roberts (19)
Brook Lopez (8)
Rafer Alston (4)
Izod Center 15,319
0–5
6
November 6
@Philadelphia
L 94–97
Brook Lopez (22)
Trenton Hassell (12)
Terrence Williams (9)
Wachovia Center 10,054
0–6
7
November 7
Boston
L 76–86
Brook Lopez (23)
Josh Boone (12)
Rafer Alston (7)
Izod Center 16,119
0–7
8
November 11
Philadelphia
L 79–82
Brook Lopez (23)
Brook Lopez (14)
Rafer Alston (5)
Izod Center 10,714
0–8
9
November 13
@Orlando
L 72–88
Rafer Alston (17)
Terrence Williams (12)
Rafer Alston (10)
Amway Arena 17,461
0–9
10
November 14
@Miami
L 80–81
Hassell & Lopez (17)
Brook Lopez (9)
Rafer Alston (3)
American Airlines Arena 17,124
0–10
11
November 17
Indiana
L 83–91
Chris Douglas-Roberts (27)
Brook Lopez (16)
Rafer Alston (4)
Izod Center 11,332
0–11
12
November 18
@Milwaukee
L 85–99
Chris Douglas-Roberts (31)
Douglas-Roberts & Williams (10)
Bobby Simmons (4)
Bradley Center 13,479
0–12
13
November 21
New York
L 91–98
Chris Douglas-Roberts (24)
Brook Lopez (12)
Devin Harris (7)
Izod Center 14,050
0–13
14
November 24
@Denver
L 87–101
Alston & Harris (19)
Josh Boone (12)
Devin Harris (6)
Pepsi Center 16,307
0–14
15
November 25
@Portland
L 83–93
Brook Lopez (32)
Brook Lopez (14)
Rafer Alston (6)
Rose Garden Arena 20,322
0–15
16
November 27
@Sacramento
L 96–109
Devin Harris (25)
Brook Lopez (11)
Alston & Devin Harris (3)
ARCO Arena 12,725
0–16
17
November 29
@LA Lakers
L 87–106
Brook Lopez (26)
Brook Lopez (12)
Devin Harris (6)
Staples Center 18,997
0–17
December
: 3–12 (home: 2–7; road: 1–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
18
December 2
Dallas
L 101–117
Chris Douglas-Roberts (24)
Lee & Lopez (6)
Terrence Williams (6)
Izod Center 11,689
0–18
19
December 4
Charlotte
W 97–91
Brook Lopez (31)
Brook Lopez (14)
Devin Harris (8)
Izod Center 12,131
1–18
20
December 6
@New York
L 97–106
Chris Douglas-Roberts (26)
Josh Boone (7)
Devin Harris (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,602
1–19
21
December 8
@Chicago
W 103–101
Brook Lopez (25)
Boone & Lopez (10)
Devin Harris (6)
United Center 17,872
2–19
22
December 9
Golden State
L 89–105
Brook Lopez (21)
Brook Lopez (10)
Courtney Lee (3)
Izod Center 10,005
2-20
23
December 11
@Indiana
L 91–107
Brook Lopez (25)
Brook Lopez (14)
Alston & Harris (3)
Conseco Fieldhouse 12,175
2-21
24
December 13
@Atlanta
L 107–130
Devin Harris (23)
Brook Lopez (12)
Devin Harris (9)
Philips Arena 14,015
2-22
25
December 15
@Cleveland
L 89–99
Lopez & Harris (22)
Brook Lopez (15)
Alston & Harris (3)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
2-23
26
December 16
Utah
L 92–108
Brook Lopez (23)
Josh Boone (11)
Devin Harris (6)
Izod Center 11,476
2-24
27
December 18
@Toronto
L 95–118
Chris Douglas-Roberts (16)
Brook Lopez (8)
Three players (4)
Air Canada Centre 15,901
2-25
28
December 19
LA Lakers
L 84–103
Devin Harris (21)
Brook Lopez (11)
Brook Lopez (4)
Izod Center 17,190
2-26
29
December 23
Minnesota
L 99–103
Devin Harris (23)
Brook Lopez (10)
Devin Harris (8)
Izod Center 10,204
2-27
30
December 26
Houston
L 93–98
Devin Harris (19)
Brook Lopez (11)
Keyon Dooling & Harris (6)
Izod Center 13,374
2-28
31
December 28
Oklahoma City
L 89–105
Yi Jianlian (29)
Jianlian & Lopez (7)
Devin Harris (11)
Izod Center 15,335
2-29
32
December 30
New York
W 104–95
Yi Jianlian (22)
Brook Lopez (14)
Devin Harris (8)
Izod Center 17,575
3-29
January
: 1–13 (home: 1–6; road: 0–7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
33
January 2
Cleveland
L 86–94
Devin Harris (22)
Yi Jianlian (8)
Devin Harris (6)
Izod Center 17,569
3-30
34
January 5
Milwaukee
L 76–98
Yi Jianlian (22)
Brook Lopez (7)
Devin Harris (7)
Izod Center 11,101
3-31
35
January 6
@Atlanta
L 89–119
Yi Jianlian (19)
Yi Jianlian (11)
Devin Harris (8)
Philips Arena 11,219
3-32
36
January 8
@New Orleans
L 99–103
Courtney Lee (28)
Yi Jianlian (10)
Courtney Lee (6)
New Orleans Arena 15,555
3-33
37
January 10
@San Antonio
L 85–97
Brook Lopez (28)
Brook Lopez (11)
Dooling & Lee (5)
AT&T Center 18,047
3-34
38
January 13
Boston
L 87–111
Yi Jianlian (19)
Brook Lopez (10)
Devin Harris (6)
Izod Center 14,112
3-35
39
January 15
Indiana
L 105–121
Brook Lopez (27)
Yi Jianlian (10)
Devin Harris (9)
Izod Center 13,656
3-36
40
January 18
@LA Clippers
L 95–106
Brook Lopez (23)
Brook Lopez (8)
Devin Harris (8)
Staples Center 14,533
3-37
41
January 20
@Phoenix
L 94–118
Brook Lopez (26)
Brook Lopez (13)
Devin Harris (7)
US Airways Center 15,963
3-38
42
January 22
@Golden State
L 79–111
Brook Lopez (21)
Yi Jianlian (11)
Terrence Williams (4)
Oracle Arena 17,308
3-39
43
January 23
@Utah
L 83–116
Yi Jianlian (16)
Terrence Williams (6)
Four players (3)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
3-40
44
January 27
LA Clippers
W 103–87
Kris Humphries (25)
Brook Lopez, Terrence Williams (9)
Keyon Dooling , Terrence Williams (8)
Izod Center 9,220
4-40
45
January 29
Washington
L 79–81
Courtney Lee (19)
Chris Douglas-Roberts (9)
Keyon Dooling (6)
Izod Center 11,384
4-41
46
January 31
Philadelphia
L 79–83
Jarvis Hayes, Brook Lopez (18)
Yi Jianlian (12)
Keyon Dooling (7)
Izod Center 11,576
4–42
February
: 2–11 (home: 0–7; road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
47
February 2
Detroit
L 93–97
Brook Lopez (27)
Kris Humphries (12)
Devin Harris (14)
Izod Center 9,417
4-43
48
February 3
@Toronto
L 99–108
Devin Harris, Yi Jianlian (15)
Kris Humphries (11)
Devin Harris (8)
Air Canada Centre 15,222
4-44
49
February 5
@Boston
L 87–96
Brook Lopez (19)
Kris Humphries (8)
Devin Harris (8)
TD Garden 18,624
4-45
50
February 6
@Detroit
L 92–99
Devin Harris (21)
Kris Humphries (9)
Devin Harris (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,176
4-46
51
February 9
@Cleveland
L 97–104
Courtney Lee (24)
Brook Lopez (14)
Keyon Dooling (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
4-47
52
February 10
Milwaukee
L 77–97
Devin Harris (27)
Yi Jianlian (14)
Devin Harris (9)
Izod Center 12,873
4-48
53
February 16
@Charlotte
W 103–94
Courtney Lee (21)
Kris Humphries, Josh Boone (8)
Devin Harris (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,712
5-48
54
February 17
Miami
L 84–87
Brook Lopez (26)
Kris Humphries (12)
Devin Harris (6)
Izod Center 12,251
5-49
55
February 19
Toronto
L 89–106
Brook Lopez (22)
Brook Lopez (8)
Devin Harris (11)
Izod Center 11,994
5-50
56
February 21
Memphis
L 94–104
Brook Lopez (26)
Brook Lopez, Josh Boone (9)
Devin Harris (13)
Izod Center 12,076
5-51
57
February 23
Portland
L 93–102
Devin Harris, Courtney Lee (28)
Brook Lopez (10)
Devin Harris (5)
Izod Center 11,138
5-52
58
February 27
@Boston
W 104–96
Brook Lopez (25)
Kris Humphries, Yi Jianlian (10)
Devin Harris (5)
TD Garden 18,624
6-52
59
February 28
Washington
L 85–89
Yi Jianlian (20)
Yi Jianlian (19)
Devin Harris (14)
Izod Center 11,844
6-53
March
: 4–12 (home: 3–6; road: 1–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
60
March 3
Cleveland
L 92–111
Terrence Williams , Brook Lopez (21)
Brook Lopez (14)
Terrence Williams (7)
Izod Center 17,502
6-54
61
March 5
Magic
L 87–97
Brook Lopez (18)
Brook Lopez (8)
Devin Harris (10)
Izod Center 15,320
6-55
62
March 6
@New York
W 113–93
Devin Harris (31)
Brook Lopez, Terrence Williams (11)
Terrence Williams (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
7-55
63
March 8
@Memphis
L 101–107
Courtney Lee (30)
Josh Boone (9)
Terrence Williams, Brook Lopez (6)
FedExForum
7-56
64
March 10
@Dallas
L 87–96
Devin Harris (21)
Terrence Williams (13)
Devin Harris (7)
American Airlines Center
7-57
65
March 12
@Oklahoma City
L 102–104
Devin Harris (19)
Brook Lopez, Josh Boone (8)
Devin Harris (8)
Ford Center
7-58
66
March 13
@Houston
L 108–116
Courtney Lee (24)
Brook Lopez (10)
Devin Harris (7)
Toyota Center
7-59
67
March 16
Atlanta
L 84–108
Brook Lopez (21)
Josh Boone (20)
Keyon Dooling (6)
Izod Center
7-60
68
March 17
@Philadelphia
L 97–108
Chris Douglas-Roberts (23)
Josh Boone (8)
Terrence Williams, Keyon Dooling (3)
Wachovia Center
7-61
69
March 20
Toronto
L 90–100
Devin Harris (22)
Brook Lopez (13)
Devin Harris (7)
Izod Center
7-62
70
March 22
Miami
L 89–99
Brook Lopez (26)
Kris Humphries (9)
Terrence Williams (7)
Izod Center
7-63
71
March 24
Sacramento
W 93–79
Brook Lopez (26)
Brook Lopez (13)
Devin Harris (9)
Izod Center
8-63
72
March 26
Detroit
W 118–110
Brook Lopez (37)
Brook Lopez (10)
Devin Harris (12)
Izod Center
9-63
73
March 27
@Chicago
L 83–106
Terrence Williams (16)
Kris Humphries, Yi Jianlian (8)
Devin Harris (9)
United Center
9-64
74
March 29
San Antonio
W 90–84
Brook Lopez (22)
Brook Lopez (12)
Devin Harris (9)
Izod Center
10–64
75
March 31
Phoenix
L 105–116
Terrence Williams (21)
Brook Lopez (8)
Terrence Williams, Devin Harris (9)
Izod Center
10–65
April
: 2–5 (home: 2–1; road: 0–4)
2009–10 season schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Awards, records and milestones
Records
NBA
Worst winless start of season in NBA history (0–18 )[ 1]
Worst 30-game start in NBA history at that time (2–28 )
Worst 3-win start in NBA history (3–40 )
The 1993–94 Dallas Mavericks and 1997–98 Denver Nuggets also started 3–40.
Worst 50-game start in sports history (4–46 )
Franchise
Most points allowed in any one quarter (49 ; second quarter) – December 2, 2009 vs. Dallas Mavericks [ 1]
Milestones
Injuries and surgeries
Devin Harris missed 10 games at the beginning of November due to a groin strain before returning on November 21 against the New York Knicks .[ 6]
In addition, at one point the entire starting lineup, with the exception of center Brook Lopez, was injured. For a considerable portion of the season the Nets were forced to play extremely short-handed, and multiple times were able to dress only the league-minimum seven players.[citation needed ]
Transactions
Players Added ----
Via Draft
Via Trade
Players Lost ----
Via Trade
References
^ a b c Considine, Bob (December 2, 2009). "Nets fall to Mavericks, set NBA record with 0-18 start" . NJN vs. DAL game recap . NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009 .
^ "New Jersey finally gets first victory" . Boston Herald . December 5, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2009 .
^ Witz, Billy (November 30, 2009). "Losing Streak Tests the Nets" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 5, 2009 .
^ Stein, Marc (December 1, 2009). "GM Vandeweghe to coach winless Nets" . ESPN . Archived from the original on December 4, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2009 .
^ "Terrence Williams' Triple-Double Helps Nets Play Spoiler With 127-116 Win in Double Overtime" . nesn.com . Retrieved July 5, 2012 .
^ Garcia, Julian (November 22, 2009). "New Jersey Nets' Devin Harris can't do everything in return to lineup" . New York Daily News . Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2009 .
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