Carter, Kidd lead Nets over Wizards

Bostjan Nachbar added 23 points for New Jersey, which won its third straight after a three-game skid. The Nets also beat the Wizards for the ninth time in the last 13 meetings.

The Nets set a franchise-record for three-pointers made in a game, finishing 16-of-32.

"Once I made two in a row I felt I needed to attack," Kidd said of his three- pointers. "Once I make a couple of shots it makes it so easy to find my teammates, it makes the game so much easier. I was a little more aggressive and I was lucky and made some shots."

Gilbert Arenas had 26 points and Jarvis Hayes added 21 with nine boards for the Wizards, who lost their third straight. It was a tough night though for Arenas shooting-wise, as he finished 7-of-25, including 3-of-12 from three- point range.

Roger Mason Jr. equaled his career-high with 18 points for Washington.

"They had a good spurt there, J-Kidd got going, making some threes," Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said. "We didn’t execute defensively as well as I would like. They made some shots. J-Kidd is a heck of a distributor and we just couldn’t overcome it."

Two free throws by Arenas moved the visitors to an 86-85 lead with 9:17 remaining, but the Nets scored the next 10, which included three-pointers from Eddie House and Nachbar to begin the burst. Nachbar drove in for a jam and Clifford Robinson’s two free throws brought the Nets to a 95-86 lead with 7:27 left.

Hayes stemmed the tide with a three-ball, but Nachbar had the next nine New Jersey points, which included another shot from beyond the arc.

After Hayes’ three cut New Jersey’s lead to 104-97, Kidd answered with a driving layup. The exclamation point for the Nets came when Kidd drilled a three with 1:36 left for a 113-97 cushion.

House and Robinson each finished with 12 points for the Nets, while Brendan Haywood scored 11 for Washington.

The Nets raced to an 11-3 lead early and were on top 22-18 going into the second. Hayes’ jumper capped seven straight Washington points for a 46-40 lead for the Wizards, and they led 51-49 at the half.

Carter’s free throw ended eight consecutive points for New Jersey, which grabbed a 76-67 advantage, and it was 79-78 in favor of the Nets going into the fourth.

Game Notes

Washington All-Star forward Caron Butler missed his second straight game due to back problems...Washington has lost 13 of its last 15 at New Jersey...Kidd went 6-of-9 from three-point range.