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Brooklyn Nets: 25 greatest individual games in team history

By Phil Watson

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MIAMI – DECEMBER 23: Vince Carter #15 of the New Jersey Nets looks on against the Miami Heat during the game at American Airlines Arena on December 23, 2005 in Miami, Florida. The Nets won 95-88. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2004 NBAE (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) /

13. Vince Carter at Miami Heat, Dec. 23, 2005

The New Jersey Nets and Miami Heat were in the middle of the Eastern Conference pack when they met two days before Christmas in 2005, with New Jersey coming in 13-12 and Miami at 15-11.

The Nets got off to a slow, slow start and trailed 24-12 after a quarter and were still down 41-36 at the half.

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    • Then Vince Carter got his wake-up call.

    The All-Star wing went nuts in the second half, scoring 37 points after the break as the Nets roared back for a 95-88 win.

    It was an equal-opportunity explosion, as Carter scored 19 points in the third period and added 18 more in the fourth. He put the Nets up to stay with 3:27 left in the third period, canning a 3-pointer to start a 19-2 run that put the game out of reach.

    On the night, Carter finished with 51 points, matching the career-high he had set on Feb. 27, 2000, with the Toronto Raptors.

    He did his work off the bounce, getting to the free throw line 24 times and making 23, while hitting 13-of-25 from the floor and 2-of-5 from deep. Carter added eight rebounds and four assists while accounting for more than half of New Jersey’s offense.

    Jason Kidd was the only other Net in double figures with 12 points.

    Carter picked up his sixth straight All-Star nod in 2005-06, averaging 24.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 36.8 minutes per game while shooting .430/.341/.799.

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