HIGHLIGHTS: For the Sonics, not many, but Vin Baker did have 22 points, his third consecutive game on the trip with 20 or more.

LOWLIGHTS: Points in the paint: Nets 58, Sonics 34.

ENCOURAGING WORDS: Waiting to check in for Vin Baker in the first quarter, Jerome James shouted to his teammate: "Make him respect you, V." Baker did, knocking down a 15-footer over Todd MacCulloch.

CROWD COUNT: Last night's gathering was so small, there were more than 20 sections without a single fan. In the upper concourse, there might have been 300 fans. Official attendance was 5,277. It looked more like an Expos game.