NBA roundup: Nets rally from 20 down to win home finale

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- For the New Jersey Nets, missing the playoffs took a lot the fun out of rallying from a 20-point deficit to beat the Charlotte Bobcats.

Richard Jefferson scored 28 points and hit a go-ahead jumper in overtime and the Nets limited the Bobcats to 47 points in the final 29 minutes in a 112-108 meaningless victory on Tuesday night.

"At the end of the day, it's about winning," said Jefferson, who gave Bobcats forward Emeka Okafor a bloody nose with a left to the face on a fourth-quarter dunk. "Nothing we do out there tonight will make us feel any better over the summer. It's not going to give us any momentum heading into next season. It's just a matter of going out there and being a professional."

Vince Carter added 18 points, Devin Harris had 17 and eight assists and Bostjan Nachbar added eight of his 10 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as the Nets won their second straight.

"We showed big fight coming back," Nets coach Lawrence Frank said. "I'm proud of the way our guys finished on their home court, considering we put ourselves in a hole down 20."

Jason Richardson had 31 points to lead Charlotte in the game between two non-playoff teams. Nazr Mohammed added 19 points, Raymond Felton had 18 and Okafor had 15 rebounds.

Richardson said the Bobcats got complacent with the big lead and the Nets got aggressive. Full story

Trail Blazers 113, Grizzlies 91

PORTLAND, Ore. -- James Jones hit six 3-pointers and had 20 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a victory over the Memphis Grizzlies and a shot at a winning record.

Brandon Roy had 16 points and 11 assists for Portland (41-40), back over .500 with one game left this season, Wednesday night at Phoenix. The Blazers have not finished with a winning record since the 2002-03 season.

Jarrett Jack scored 18 points and Channing Frye had 16 for Portland. Travis Outlaw punctuated the game with a pair of alley-OOP dunks for the final margin.

Hakim Warrick led Memphis with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Rudy Gay and Andre Brown each added 16 points.