The Nets have released 29-year old small forward Larry Owens. Owens played in 7 games (0 starts) for the Nets this year and he averaged 10.7 minutes, 1.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. He has now played in 19 games (0 starts) in his first two years in the NBA and he is averaging 11.5 minutes, 2.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. The Nets aren’t going to miss Owens too much going forward.

The Nets didn’t play much D last night as the Pacers shot 52.1% from the floor. It also didn’t help things that the Pacers outrebounded the Nets 43-34 in this game. Deron Williams (34 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Anthony Morrow (28 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal) led the way for the Nets in this game. Kris Humphries was tough as usual around the basket as he finished up with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 1 steal. Jordan Farmar pitched in with 10 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 23 minutes off the bench. The Nets are now 7-15 on the year.

The Nets only shot 36.5% from the floor last night and it did them in big time. Deron Williams led the way for the Nets in this game with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Anthony Morrow also had a decent game with 14 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal. Jordan Farmar pitched in with 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 20 minutes on the floor. The Nets are now 7-14 on the year.

The Nets tried really hard to deal for Dwight Howard when the lockout was lifted. They paid so much attention to Howard, that all of the other free agent centers were signing with other teams. When the Magic decided to hold onto Howard at the start of the season, the Nets scrambled around for a center, before dealing for Deron Williams’ old buddy from Utah, Mehmet Okur. Okur has played in 17 games (14 starts) for the Nets so far this year and he is averaging 26.6 minutes, 7.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He has the reputation of being one of the better shooting centers in the NBA, but that has not been the case so far this season. Okur is hitting only 37.4% of his shots from the floor, 31.9% from three point range and 60% from the free throw line so far this year. The Nets have to hope that he gets better soon because they don’t have anyone better than him to replace him with.

The Nets pushed the Cavs around most of last night, but they had to hold on for dear life late in the 4th quarter. Deron Williams (27 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Anthony Morrow (22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Nets in this game. Kris Humphries was a beast around the basket as he filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot. Jordan Farmar pitched in with 11 points, 7 assists and 1 steal off the bench last night. The Nets are now 7-13 on the year.