Sonics 96 Nets 95. Nets fall to 11-7.

Another brutal loss. Up 95-91 with 14 seconds to go, Desmond Mason hit a jumper to make it 95-93. With 10 secs left, the Sonics fouled Richard Jefferson, who missed both shots (just as he did last year in playoff game 5 against Indiana), and instead of calling a timeout, Seattle pushed it up and Brent Barry hit a 3 pointer (just as Reggie Miller did to tie last year's game 5 vs. Indiana, and force double overtime). Kidd Mussed the game winning layup the other way.

Playing without Mutombo and Kittles, the Nets were undermanned, and got only 14 points from their bench. As usual, Kidd was the leading scorer, with 27. Lucious Harris, who is a definite candidate for the 6th man award, had 23.