At home, the Nets have relied on Carter to sell tickets.

At Detroit, the Nets relied on the rookie Josh Boone for rebounds and on Collins for points.

The Nets relied more on the backup center Aaron Williams, who went 6 of 7 from the field and led a quality effort by the bench.

If New Jersey is to somehow squeak past the Cavaliers, the Nets must rely heavily on Daly's playoff experience.

Armon Gilliam, upon whom the Nets had increasingly relied for scoring as the season moved along, gradually seemed to tire.

The stitches will not be removed for 8 to 10 days, meaning the Nets will rely on Gilliam at the power forward position until Coleman returns.

The Nets relied on Coleman and a veteran cast and the combination was successful.

Then the Nets relied on O'Neal's unreliability from the foul line.

They beat the Nets, 105-93, relying on their bench production in the fourth quarter to snap a losing streak of three games.

The Nets (17-13) did not rely on fickle jump-shooting, while the Knicks (17-13) sent up 26 3-pointers but made only 9.