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[sny-box]The Nets had one of their most efficient shooting nights of the season, shooting just under 60% from the field for most of the night, ultimately finishing at 56.4%.

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[sny-box]The Nets let a fourth-quarter lead slip away, as an extended shooting slump over the last six minutes of the game allowed Washington to pull away. Brooklyn's final made field goal of the game came at the 6:22 mark of the fourth quarter.

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[sny-box]Paul Pierce only played 1:13, as he re-aggravated that troublesome right shoulder stinger injury and his night ended early. He made his only shot attempt.

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[sny-box]The Nets started ice cold offensively, missing all 17 of their three-point tries in the first half.?It was the most misses without a make in any NBA first half in 15 years.

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[sny-box]Talk about responding. One night after getting blown out of the building, the Nets had a laugher of their own against a Denver squad that was just non-competitive.

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[sny-box]Deron Williams had an outstanding game, with 30 points, seven assists, a career-high six steals, and five rebounds. It was his first career 20/5/5/5 game.

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[sny-box]Chicago led 29-19 after one, and it was an uphill battle for Brooklyn the rest of the way against a tough, defensive-minded Bulls team, led by Joakim Noah.

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[sny-box]Mirza Teletovic had a career night, fueled by an incredible second-quarter run.

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[sny-box]Joe Johnson might as well be crowned the NBA's intercontinental champion, as he rode a 26-point first half to a game-high 29 points on 11-of-15 shooting.

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[sny-box]It won't fully show up on the stat sheet, but?Andrei Kirilenko often looked like the best player on the court for either team. Eight points, four assists, and three rebounds, along with great defense. AK47 was hustling up and down the court, getting to the line early and often, with a game-high 10 free throw attempts.

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[sny-box]Joe Johnson led the way with 21 points (8-for-13 shooting, 4-of-7 from three).

The much-maligned Philadelphia Eagles entered Sunday night?s game 2-1, but it was their escapes against Cleveland and Baltimore in Weeks 1 and 2 and their failure to show up in Arizona that left a cloud of doubt hovering over them.

Of course, the Giants knew they would get their best effort in primetime Sunday.

Offense

Watching the Jets offense is like experiencing bipolar disorder. When they?re hot, they seem unstoppable, with Shonn Greene cutting through defenders and Sanchez able to find receivers anywhere on the field.

The Jets won the coin flip but deferred, giving Cincinnati the ball to start things off. The Jets d-line dominated, and Bengals ran it twice and threw an incomplete pass before punting it to the Jets 43. Kerley caught the punt and blasted it 8 yards to the Bengals 49.

When the Jets got the ball, Sanchez?s confidence was still a little low, as it tends to be early in games. He hit Burress for a nice gain on his first passing attempt, but his second one, again to Burress, was into tight coverage. Then, his timing was incredibly out of sync with Keller on 3^rd sending him to the sidelines visibly upset. Fortunately, his defense stepped up on the first play of the Bengals? drive. Eric Smith picked off Andy Dalton?s pass, and make a very effective case for his starting at safety. Thinking quickly, he tossed the ball to Revis, a much more nimble and evasive player, who stretched the pick another 22 yards. Starting at the Bengals 16, Sanchez was back in it. He threw a quick TD pass to Holmes, and, thanks to his defense, he was soaring.