In Auburn Hills, Michigan, a leg injury and an overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons ruined Vince Carter’s debut for New Jersey.
Carter, traded from Toronto to the Nets on Dec. 17, hadn’t played since straining an Achilles’ tendon on Dec. 8. He scored 23 points, but limped off the court with 2:13 left in overtime with what appeared to be an injury to his left hamstring.
Detroit’s Richard Hamilton had a season-best 37 points and Richard Jefferson scored 27 for the Nets.
