2009–10 New Jersey Nets season

The 2009–10 New Jersey Nets season was the 43rd season of the franchise, 34th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the team's final season at the Izod Center. With a loss to the Dallas Mavericks on December 2, 2009, the Nets became the first team in NBA history to start the season 0–18.^[1] The Nets got their first win of the season at home against the Charlotte Bobcats on December 4, 2009.^[2] With a loss to the Houston Rockets on December 26, 2009, the Nets became the sixth team in NBA history to lose 28 of its first 30 games, tying the worst 30-game record in NBA history. With a loss to the Utah Jazz on January 23, 2010, the Nets became the third team in NBA history to lose 40 of its first 43 games, tying the worst three-win record in NBA history. On February 6, the Nets lost to the Detroit Pistons, falling to 4–46 and tying the record for the worst 50-game record in the history of the three major sports (NBA, MLB, NHL) that play seasons that long.

2009–10 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Lawrence Frank Tom Barrise Kiki Vandeweghe
Arena	Izod Center
Results
Record	12–70 (.146)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	YES Network, WWOR
Radio	WFAN
< 2008–09 2010–11 >

Key dates

• June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 8 – The free agency period started.
• November 29 – Lawrence Frank was relieved of his duties as head coach after the team began the season with 16 consecutive losses, one shy of the NBA record. This streak was ongoing at the time of his dismissal. Tom Barrise, who previously served as assistant coach under Frank, became his replacement as interim head coach for the Nets' game that night against the Los Angeles Lakers, which the Nets lost 106–87 for their record-tying 17th consecutive loss.^[3] After a two-game stint by Barrise, general manager Kiki Vandeweghe was named the head coach for the remainder of the season, and Del Harris was given a position as assistant coach.^[4]
• December 4 – New Jersey Nets defeated the Charlotte Bobcats to break 18-game losing streak.
• April 12 – New Jersey Nets play final home game at Meadowlands Arena.

Draft picks

Main article: 2009 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Terrence Williams	Small forward	United States	Louisville

Roster

2009–10 New Jersey Nets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 7 Battie, Tony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–02–11 Texas Tech F/C 2 Boone, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984–11–21 Connecticut G 55 Dooling, Keyon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1980–05–08 Missouri G/F 17 Douglas-Roberts, Chris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–01–08 Memphis G 34 Harris, Devin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–27 Wisconsin F 44 Hassell, Trenton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1979–03–04 Austin Peay F 22 Hayes, Jarvis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1981–08–09 Georgia F 43 Humphries, Kris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1985–02–06 Minnesota G/F 6 Lee, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky C 11 Lopez, Brook 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1988–04–01 Stanford G 1 Quinn, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1983–09–27 Notre Dame F 21 Simmons, Bobby (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1980–06–02 DePaul G/F 8 Williams, Terrence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987–06–28 Louisville F/C 9 Yi, Jianlian 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1987–10–27 China

Head coach Kiki Vandeweghe Assistant coach(es) John Loyer Doug Overton Roy Rogers Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1–6 (Home: 1–2 ; Road: 0–4)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 4	New Jersey Nets	107–115	New York Knicks			0–1
2	October 9 (at Wachovia Center)	New Jersey Nets	92–93	Philadelphia 76ers			0–2
3	October 11 (at TD Garden)	New Jersey Nets	93–100	Boston Celtics			0–3
4	October 13 (in Newark, New Jersey)	Boston Celtics	91–88	New Jersey Nets			0–4
5	October 16 (at Madison Square Garden)	New Jersey Nets	89–93	New York Knicks			0–5
6	October 22 (in Newark, New Jersey)	New York Knicks	94–92	New Jersey Nets			0–6
7	October 23	Philadelphia	88–110	New Jersey Nets			1–6

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	50	32	.610	–	24–17	26–15	13–3
Toronto Raptors	40	42	.488	10	25–16	15–26	11–5
New York Knicks	29	53	.354	21	18–23	11–30	6–10
Philadelphia 76ers	27	55	.329	23	12–29	15–26	7–9
New Jersey Nets	12	70	.146	38	8–33	4–37	3–13

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	2
3	x-Atlanta Hawks	53	29	.646	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	50	32	.610	11
5	x-Miami Heat	47	35	.573	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	46	36	.561	15
7	x-Charlotte Bobcats	44	38	.537	17
8	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	20
9	Toronto Raptors	40	42	.488	21
10	Indiana Pacers	32	50	.390	29
11	New York Knicks	29	53	.354	32
12	Detroit Pistons	27	55	.329	34
13	Philadelphia 76ers	27	55	.329	34
14	Washington Wizards	26	56	.317	35
15	New Jersey Nets	12	70	.146	49

Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	OKC	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	4–0
Boston	0–4	–	3–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	0–3	–	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	4–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	3–1	–	2–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–1
Cleveland	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	–	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	–	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–2	–	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	1–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	4–0
Golden State	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	–	0–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–3	2–0	0–3	0–2
Houston	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–2	1–1	3–0	–	0–2	2–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–0
Indiana	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–2	1–1	–	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	–	2–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–0
Memphis	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	1–2	–	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	2–0
Miami	3–1	0–3	1–3	3–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	–	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
Milwaukee	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	–	2–0	4–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	0–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	2–2
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	–	2–0	0–4	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1
New Jersey	0–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	–	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–4
New Orleans	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	–	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–1
New York	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	2–2	2–0	–	0–2	0–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	3–1
Oklahoma City	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–4	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–3
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	–	1–2	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–2	2–0
Portland	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	–	4–0	3–0	2–0	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	–	0–4	1–1	2–1	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–3	4–0	–	1–1	0–4	2–0
Toronto	1–3	0–4	2–1	2–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	–	0–2	2–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–0	3–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–0	–	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	—

Game log

2009–10 game log Total: 12–70 (Home: 8–33; Road: 4–37)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 @Minnesota L 93–95 Brook Lopez (27) Brook Lopez (15) Devin Harris (8) Target Center 18,358 0-1 2 October 30 Orlando L 85–95 Courtney Lee (18) Josh Boone (8) Devin Harris (7) Izod Center 17,525 0-2 3 October 31 @Washington L 104–123 Chris Douglas-Roberts (25) Yi Jianlian (7) Rafer Alston (8) Verizon Center 20,173 0-3
November : 0–14 (home: 0–5; road: 0–9) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 2 @Charlotte L 68–79 Chris Douglas-Roberts (20) Bobby Simmons (7) Rafer Alston (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 9,380 0-4 5 November 4 Denver L 94–122 Chris Douglas-Roberts (19) Brook Lopez (8) Rafer Alston (4) Izod Center 15,319 0-5 6 November 6 @Philadelphia L 94–97 Brook Lopez (22) Trenton Hassell (12) Terrence Williams (9) Wachovia Center 10,054 0-6 7 November 7 Boston L 76–86 Brook Lopez (23) Josh Boone (12) Rafer Alston (7) Izod Center 16,119 0-7 8 November 11 Philadelphia L 79–82 Brook Lopez (23) Brook Lopez (14) Rafer Alston (5) Izod Center 10,714 0-8 9 November 13 @Orlando L 72–88 Rafer Alston (17) Terrence Williams (12) Rafer Alston (10) Amway Arena 17,461 0-9 10 November 14 @Miami L 80–81 Hassell & Lopez (17) Brook Lopez (9) Rafer Alston (3) American Airlines Arena 17,124 0-10 11 November 17 Indiana L 83–91 Chris Douglas-Roberts (27) Brook Lopez (16) Rafer Alston (4) Izod Center 11,332 0-11 12 November 18 @Milwaukee L 85–99 Chris Douglas-Roberts (31) Douglas-Roberts & Williams (10) Bobby Simmons (4) Bradley Center 13,479 0-12 13 November 21 New York L 91–98 Chris Douglas-Roberts (24) Brook Lopez (12) Devin Harris (7) Izod Center 14,050 0-13 14 November 24 @Denver L 87–101 Alston & Harris (19) Josh Boone (12) Devin Harris (6) Pepsi Center 16,307 0-14 15 November 25 @Portland L 83–93 Brook Lopez (32) Brook Lopez (14) Rafer Alston (6) Rose Garden Arena 20,322 0-15 16 November 27 @Sacramento L 96–109 Devin Harris (25) Brook Lopez (11) Alston & Devin Harris (3) ARCO Arena 12,725 0-16 17 November 29 @LA Lakers L 87–106 Brook Lopez (26) Brook Lopez (12) Devin Harris (6) Staples Center 18,997 0-17
December : 3–12 (home: 2–7; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 2 Dallas L 101–117 Chris Douglas-Roberts (24) Lee & Lopez (6) Terrence Williams (6) Izod Center 11,689 0-18 19 December 4 Charlotte W 97–91 Brook Lopez (31) Brook Lopez (14) Devin Harris (8) Izod Center 12,131 1-18 20 December 6 @New York L 97–106 Chris Douglas-Roberts (26) Josh Boone (7) Devin Harris (6) Madison Square Garden 19,602 1-19 21 December 8 @Chicago W 103–101 Brook Lopez (25) Boone & Lopez (10) Devin Harris (6) United Center 17,872 2-19 22 December 9 Golden State L 89–105 Brook Lopez (21) Brook Lopez (10) Courtney Lee (3) Izod Center 10,005 2-20 23 December 11 @Indiana L 91–107 Brook Lopez (25) Brook Lopez (14) Alston & Harris (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 12,175 2-21 24 December 13 @Atlanta L 107–130 Devin Harris (23) Brook Lopez (12) Devin Harris (9) Philips Arena 14,015 2-22 25 December 15 @Cleveland L 89–99 Lopez & Harris (22) Brook Lopez (15) Alston & Harris (3) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 2-23 26 December 16 Utah L 92–108 Brook Lopez (23) Josh Boone (11) Devin Harris (6) Izod Center 11,476 2-24 27 December 18 @Toronto L 95–118 Chris Douglas-Roberts (16) Brook Lopez (8) Three players (4) Air Canada Centre 15,901 2-25 28 December 19 LA Lakers L 84–103 Devin Harris (21) Brook Lopez (11) Brook Lopez (4) Izod Center 17,190 2-26 29 December 23 Minnesota L 99–103 Devin Harris (23) Brook Lopez (10) Devin Harris (8) Izod Center 10,204 2-27 30 December 26 Houston L 93–98 Devin Harris (19) Brook Lopez (11) Keyon Dooling & Harris (6) Izod Center 13,374 2-28 31 December 28 Oklahoma City L 89–105 Yi Jianlian (29) Jianlian & Lopez (7) Devin Harris (11) Izod Center 15,335 2-29 32 December 30 New York W 104–95 Yi Jianlian (22) Brook Lopez (14) Devin Harris (8) Izod Center 17,575 3-29
January : 1–13 (home: 1–6; road: 0–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2 Cleveland L 86–94 Devin Harris (22) Yi Jianlian (8) Devin Harris (6) Izod Center 17,569 3-30 34 January 5 Milwaukee L 76–98 Yi Jianlian (22) Brook Lopez (7) Devin Harris (7) Izod Center 11,101 3-31 35 January 6 @Atlanta L 89–119 Yi Jianlian (19) Yi Jianlian (11) Devin Harris (8) Philips Arena 11,219 3-32 36 January 8 @New Orleans L 99–103 Courtney Lee (28) Yi Jianlian (10) Courtney Lee (6) New Orleans Arena 15,555 3-33 37 January 10 @San Antonio L 85–97 Brook Lopez (28) Brook Lopez (11) Dooling & Lee (5) AT&T Center 18,047 3-34 38 January 13 Boston L 87–111 Yi Jianlian (19) Brook Lopez (10) Devin Harris (6) Izod Center 14,112 3-35 39 January 15 Indiana L 105–121 Brook Lopez (27) Yi Jianlian (10) Devin Harris (9) Izod Center 13,656 3-36 40 January 18 @LA Clippers L 95–106 Brook Lopez (23) Brook Lopez (8) Devin Harris (8) Staples Center 14,533 3-37 41 January 20 @Phoenix L 94–118 Brook Lopez (26) Brook Lopez (13) Devin Harris (7) US Airways Center 15,963 3-38 42 January 22 @Golden State L 79–111 Brook Lopez (21) Yi Jianlian (11) Terrence Williams (4) Oracle Arena 17,308 3-39 43 January 23 @Utah L 83–116 Yi Jianlian (16) Terrence Williams (6) Four players (3) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 3-40 44 January 27 LA Clippers W 103–87 Kris Humphries (25) Brook Lopez, Terrence Williams (9) Keyon Dooling, Terrence Williams (8) Izod Center 9,220 4-40 45 January 29 Washington L 79–81 Courtney Lee (19) Chris Douglas-Roberts (9) Keyon Dooling (6) Izod Center 11,384 4-41 46 January 31 Philadelphia L 79–83 Jarvis Hayes, Brook Lopez (18) Yi Jianlian (12) Keyon Dooling (7) Izod Center 11,576 4-42
February : 2–11 (home: 0–7; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 2 Detroit L 93–97 Brook Lopez (27) Kris Humphries (12) Devin Harris (14) Izod Center 9,417 4-43 48 February 3 @Toronto L 99–108 Devin Harris, Yi Jianlian (15) Kris Humphries (11) Devin Harris (8) Air Canada Centre 15,222 4-44 49 February 5 @Boston L 87–96 Brook Lopez (19) Kris Humphries (8) Devin Harris (8) TD Garden 18,624 4-45 50 February 6 @Detroit L 92–99 Devin Harris (21) Kris Humphries (9) Devin Harris (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,176 4-46 51 February 9 @Cleveland L 97–104 Courtney Lee (24) Brook Lopez (14) Keyon Dooling (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 4-47 52 February 10 Milwaukee L 77–97 Devin Harris (27) Yi Jianlian (14) Devin Harris (9) Izod Center 12,873 4-48 53 February 16 @Charlotte W 103–94 Courtney Lee (21) Kris Humphries, Josh Boone (8) Devin Harris (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 13,712 5-48 54 February 17 Miami L 84–87 Brook Lopez (26) Kris Humphries (12) Devin Harris (6) Izod Center 12,251 5-49 55 February 19 Toronto L 89–106 Brook Lopez (22) Brook Lopez (8) Devin Harris (11) Izod Center 11,994 5-50 56 February 21 Memphis L 94–104 Brook Lopez (26) Brook Lopez, Josh Boone (9) Devin Harris (13) Izod Center 12,076 5-51 57 February 23 Portland L 93–102 Devin Harris, Courtney Lee (28) Brook Lopez (10) Devin Harris (5) Izod Center 11,138 5-52 58 February 27 @Boston W 104–96 Brook Lopez (25) Kris Humphries, Yi Jianlian (10) Devin Harris (5) TD Garden 18,624 6-52 59 February 28 Washington L 85–89 Yi Jianlian (20) Yi Jianlian (19) Devin Harris (14) Izod Center 11,844 6-53
March : 4–12 (home: 3–6; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 3 Cleveland L 92–111 Terrence Williams, Brook Lopez (21) Brook Lopez (14) Terrence Williams (7) Izod Center 17,502 6-54 61 March 5 Magic L 87–97 Brook Lopez (18) Brook Lopez (8) Devin Harris (10) Izod Center 15,320 6-55 62 March 6 @New York W 113–93 Devin Harris (31) Brook Lopez, Terrence Williams (11) Terrence Williams (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 7-55 63 March 8 @Memphis L 101–107 Courtney Lee (30) Josh Boone (9) Terrence Williams, Brook Lopez (6) FedExForum 7-56 64 March 10 @Dallas L 87–96 Devin Harris (21) Terrence Williams (13) Devin Harris (7) American Airlines Center 7-57 65 March 12 @Oklahoma City L 102–104 Devin Harris (19) Brook Lopez, Josh Boone (8) Devin Harris (8) Ford Center 7-58 66 March 13 @Houston L 108–116 Courtney Lee (24) Brook Lopez (10) Devin Harris (7) Toyota Center 7-59 67 March 16 Atlanta L 84–108 Brook Lopez (21) Josh Boone (20) Keyon Dooling (6) Izod Center 7-60 68 March 17 @Philadelphia L 97–108 Chris Douglas-Roberts (23) Josh Boone (8) Terrence Williams, Keyon Dooling (3) Wachovia Center 7-61 69 March 20 Toronto L 90–100 Devin Harris (22) Brook Lopez (13) Devin Harris (7) Izod Center 7-62 70 March 22 Miami L 89–99 Brook Lopez (26) Kris Humphries (9) Terrence Williams (7) Izod Center 7-63 71 March 24 Sacramento W 93–79 Brook Lopez (26) Brook Lopez (13) Devin Harris (9) Izod Center 8-63 72 March 26 Detroit W 118–110 Brook Lopez (37) Brook Lopez (10) Devin Harris (12) Izod Center 9-63 73 March 27 @Chicago L 83–106 Terrence Williams (16) Kris Humphries, Yi Jianlian (8) Devin Harris (9) United Center 9-64 74 March 29 San Antonio W 90–84 Brook Lopez (22) Brook Lopez (12) Devin Harris (9) Izod Center 10-64 75 March 31 Phoenix L 105–116 Terrence Williams (21) Brook Lopez (8) Terrence Williams, Devin Harris (9) Izod Center 10-65
April : 2–5 (home: 2–1; road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 3 New Orleans W 115–87 Chris Douglas-Roberts (17) Kris Humphries (12) Terrence Williams (14) Izod Center 11-65 77 April 4 @Washington L 99–109 Devin Harris, Brook Lopez (22) Yi Jianlian, Kris Humphries (7) Brook Lopez, Terrence Williams (4) Verizon Center 11-66 78 April 7 @Milwaukee L 89–108 Devin Harris (25) Yi Jianlian (8) Brook Lopez (7) Bradley Center 11-67 79 April 9 Chicago W 127–116 (OT) Terrence Williams (27) Brook Lopez (14) Terrence Williams (10) Izod Center 12-67 80 April 10 @Indiana L 102–115 Brook Lopez (20) Terrence Williams (8) Terrence Williams (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 12-68 81 April 12 Charlotte L 95–105 Devin Harris (22) Terrence Williams (13) Terrence Williams (6) Izod Center 12-69 82 April 14 @Miami L 86–94 (OT) Yi Jianlian (23) Yi Jianlian (15) Devin Harris, Terrence Williams (3) AmericanAirlines Arena 12-70
2009–10 season schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

New Jersey Nets statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tony Battie	15	0	8.9	.350	.250	.700	1.5	.2	.3	.1	2.4
Josh Boone	63	28	16.6	.525	.000	.328	5.0	.5	.5	.8	4.0
Keyon Dooling	53	8	18.3	.398	.376	.770	1.0	2.5	.6	.0	6.9
Chris Douglas-Roberts	67	38	25.8	.445	.259	.847	3.0	1.4	.8	.3	9.8
Devin Harris	64	61	34.7	.403	.276	.798	3.2	6.6	1.2	.3	16.9
Trenton Hassell	52	31	21.3	.411	.000	.754	2.9	1.0	.3	.2	4.5
Jarvis Hayes	45	9	23.0	.421	.335	.778	2.4	.9	.6	.2	7.8
Kris Humphries	44	0	20.6	.433	.000	.699	6.4	.6	.7	.8	8.1
Courtney Lee	71	66	33.5	.436	.338	.869	3.5	1.7	1.3	.3	12.5
Brook Lopez	82	82	36.9	.499	.000	.817	8.6	2.3	.7	1.7	18.8
Chris Quinn	25	0	8.9	.357	.313	1.000	.6	1.2	.4	.0	2.2
Bobby Simmons	23	2	17.2	.359	.317	.900	2.7	.7	.6	.1	5.3
Terrence Williams	78	9	22.6	.401	.310	.715	4.5	2.9	.6	.1	8.4
Yi Jianlian	52	51	31.8	.403	.366	.798	7.2	.9	.7	1.0	12.0

Awards, records and milestones

Records

NBA

• Worst winless start of season in NBA history (0–18)^[1]
  • The 2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers also started 0–18
• Worst 30-game start in NBA history at that time (2–28)
  • The 1970–71 Cleveland Cavaliers, 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks, 1993–94 Dallas Mavericks, 1997–98 Denver Nuggets, and 2004–05 New Orleans Hornets also started 2–28. Record broken by the 2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers with a 1-29 record.
• Worst 3-win start in NBA history (3–40)
  • The 1993–94 Dallas Mavericks and 1997–98 Denver Nuggets also started 3–40.
• Worst 50-game start in sports history (4–46)
  • The 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers and 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks also started 4–46.

Franchise

• Most points allowed in any one quarter (49; second quarter) – December 2, 2009 vs. Dallas Mavericks^[1]

Milestones

• Terrence Williams recorded his first career triple-double in a win over the Chicago Bulls^[5]

Injuries and surgeries

Devin Harris missed 10 games at the beginning of November due to a groin strain before returning on November 21 against the New York Knicks.^[6]

In addition, at one point the entire starting lineup, with the exception of center Brook Lopez, was injured. For a considerable portion of the season the Nets were forced to play extremely short-handed, and multiple times were able to dress only the league-minimum seven players.^{[citation needed]}

Transactions

New Jersey Nets

Players Added ---- Via Draft Terrence Williams Via Trade Rafer Alston (From Orlando) Tony Battie (From Orlando) Courtney Lee (From Orlando) Kris Humphries (From Dallas) Chris Quinn (From Miami)

Players Lost ---- Via Trade Ryan Anderson (To Orlando) Vince Carter (To Orlando) Rafer Alston (To Miami) Eduardo Nájera (To Dallas)

References

1. Considine, Bob (December 2, 2009). "Nets fall to Mavericks, set NBA record with 0-18 start". NJN vs. DAL game recap. NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
2. "New Jersey finally gets first victory". Boston Herald. December 5, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
3. Witz, Billy (November 30, 2009). "Losing Streak Tests the Nets". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
4. Stein, Marc (December 1, 2009). "GM Vandeweghe to coach winless Nets". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 4, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
5. "Terrence Williams' Triple-Double Helps Nets Play Spoiler With 127-116 Win in Double Overtime". nesn.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
6. Garcia, Julian (November 22, 2009). "New Jersey Nets' Devin Harris can't do everything in return to lineup". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2009.

External links

• 2009–10 New Jersey Nets season at ESPN
• 2009–10 New Jersey Nets season at Basketball Reference