Kenyon Martin sat at home Saturday night, resting the tendinitis in his left knee and watching Michael Jordan do what Martin hopes to keep him from doing tonight.

Score at will.

He didn't get caught up in Jordan's 41-point performance or MJ's 6-for-6 third quarter that helped hack the Nets' 19-point halftime lead down to two.

"I wasn't like, 'Woo, woo' when he did something," Martin said.

He didn't watch Jordan like an awestruck fan and he won't be one tonight in Greenville, S.C., when the Nets meet Jordan and the Wizards again, brandishing an additional weapon: Martin's defense.