Center Brook Lopez scored 25 points and guards Devin Harris and Courtney Lee added 23 and 21 points and the New Jersey Nets topped the Boston Celtics 104-96 today.

The Nets, who entered the game 5-52 and 2-27 on the road, took a 29-27 lead on Keyon Dooling’s jumper at the end of the first quarter and never trailed again.

Kevin Garnett had 26 points and Marquis Daniels had 16 for the Celtics, playing their third straight game without Paul Pierce.- nypost

Jordan owns a new challenge. It should be and could be one of North Carolina’s finest basketball moments: its brightest hoops star becoming owner of the state’s professional basketball team.

Michael Jordan agreed to purchase the Charlotte Bobcats, the team announced early Saturday – the latest stop in a journey from Wilmington to Chapel Hill to Charlotte, with a notable intermission as basketball’s greatest player. -Rock Hill Herald