Nets win opening game against the wiz

Yes Finally!!!!

Something the New Jersey/New York fans have to be excited about, after their beloved Mets collapsed again.

The opening of the 2008-2009 NBA season, which means Nets Basketball.

This year the Nets are going out with a new look, something that the is totally different than a couple of years ago. They will go out now with a rookie center, foreign forward, a new small forward, a superstar in Carter, and a young, building-block point guard.

Last night, the Nets were put to the test as they opened their season last night against the Wizards in the Verizon Center.

The Nets were able to come back from 46-44 score at halftime and outscore the Wizards in the second half and take the victory, 95-85.

Vince Carter led the way with 21 points. Carter, showed last night that he can still be dominant as he always has been. Yi Jianlian made his debut last night for the Nets after being acquired from the Bucks this off season.

Yi ended the game with 17 points, a very impressive debut for the young forward.

Some quick stats for some other Nets. Devin Harris had 13 points. The new comer Bobby Simmons, ended the night with only 5 points. Rookie Brook Lopez didn't get the start as he finished out with a solid 8 points.

Something that really caught my eye though when I was watching the game was Jarvis Hayes. Hayes, off the bench gave the Nets a very good outing as he ended the night with 14 points, more than any other player except Vince Carter and Yi.

Hayes, by trade is listed as a small forward. This could open up that 3 spot with Bobby Simmons as the current holder of that spot.

All together, a great performance by the Nets in this game. Something they really needed to do. Win the first game of the season, and gain more and more momentum on the way.