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Stadium:
Continental Airlines Arena
Continental Airlines Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It is home to the New Jersey Nets NBA basketball team and was the home of the New Jersey Devils NHL hockey, and also was the home to the men's basketball games of Seton Hall University. It is also holding the 20th anual WWE Summerslam pay per view, August 26, 2007. Official seating capacity as of 2004 is 19,040 for hockey; 20,029 for college basketball; 20,049 for NBA games; and a maximum 20,000 for concerts. The arena attracts spectators and fans from much of the New York Metropolitan Area and not just New Jersey.

Seating Chart:
Continental Airlines Arena Seating Chart

Team History:
The franchise was established in 1967 as part of the American Basketball Association, with trucking magnate Arthur Brown as the owner. He had intended to call the team the New York Freighters, playing at the 69th Regiment Armory on Manhattan's east side, but pressure from the New York Knicks forced the Armory to back out three months before opening day. [1] The team was forced to move to the Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey, and changed its name to the New Jersey Americans. It would not be the last time that the Knicks would directly affect the future of the franchise. The Americans did fairly well in their first season, tying the Kentucky Colonels for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Division. However, the Armory was booked, forcing the Americans to scramble for a last-minute replacement. They found one in the Long Island Arena in Commack, New York. When the Americans and Colonels arrived for the game, they found the playing floor unfit for play due to numerous missing boards and bolts. League commissioner George Mikan forfeited the game to the Colonels. For the second season, the team opted to stay on Long Island, where it changed its name to the New York Nets. The team was renamed to "Nets" to rhyme with the two other professional sports team in New York that played on Long Island at the time; Major League Baseball's New York Mets, and the American Football League's New York Jets.

Season Preview:
The Nets beat the Bobcats today, 72-66, in Day 4 of the Pepsi Pro Summer League. New Jersey, now 2-2, had five players in double-figure scoring, led by Hassan Adams and Marcus Williams, each with 16 points apiece. Adams added six rebounds and three assists and Marcus added five assists. Sean Williams, continuing to show incremental improvement through the week, had 14 points and seven rebounds in 32 minutes. He was 6-of-8 from the line, making him 12-for-14 over the past two days in that category. He also got a little more involved in the flow of the offense, most notably in the fourth quarter where he scored six points and got to the line six times, all happening in the final four and a half minutes. Through the week, he has shown a nice little back-to-the-basket turn around jump shot, something he successfully exhibited a few times today. Lastly, Robert Hite had 11 points and nine rebounds and Josh Davis had his second double-double in as many days, with 13 points and 11 boards.

Official Site:
http://www.nba.com/nets/