Kenyon Martin took off from the opening tip and in the flash of four seconds he laid the ball in the basket, announcing the Nets' bold plans for tonight and beyond.

Jason Kidd was the architect and the enabler of those designs, weaving at warp speed through helpless Detroit Pistons defenders and breaking his team out of Detroit's half-court stranglehold.

Pouncing on the glass, spearing steals and forcing turnovers, the Nets came back home and freely ran their game out on the open court.

Catch them if you can, Pistons.