EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Vince Carter added another buzzer beater to his resume, and this one was from really long range.

Carter ran down a tipped inbounds pass in the backcourt and hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer from about 10 feet behind the arc, and the New Jersey Nets rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit to beat Atlanta, 93-91, last night, ending the Hawks' six-game winning streak.

"Once it left my hand it felt darn good," Carter said. "I can say I have had shots, in 2001 vs. Philly in Game 7, that shot felt darn good, and then halfway it didn't feel darn good. This one I let it go, and it had the proper arc and felt darn good from start to finish."

What made this shot so spectacular was that Jarvis Hayes' inbound pass with 5.3 seconds to play was tipped by the Hawks' Marvin Williams and bounced a couple of steps over halfcourt.

Carter ran the ball down and then got a break when Josh Smith didn't press him. That allowed Carter to bring the ball into the frontcourt and he pulled up and shot for the final three of his 18 points.

"I had no idea," Carter said when asked if he knew how much time was left. "There might have been a second or two to go and I just wanted to hurry up and get my feet set and get a good shot. Once I let the ball go either we win or we don't."

Nets point guard Devin Harris called Carter's shot incredible.

"It was the best, most-worst, most terrific shot I have ever seen go in," said Harris, who led the Nets with 26 points and 11 assists.

The win was the Nets' third straight over the Hawks this season, and it prevented Atlanta from having its first seven-game winning streak since 1998-99. This one came after coach Lawrence Frank was ejected in the second quarter with his team playing horribly.

NOTES

Law and Order: The NBA did not take any action against Vince Carter of New Jersey or a veteran official who used the word "boy" during a confrontation with the eight-time All-Star during a game Wednesday night in Detroit.

Referee Derrick Stafford called two quick technicals on Carter after he argued an out-of-bounds call in the second quarter of the Pistons' 83-75 victory.

A furious Carter went after the official following his ejection and seemed to bump Stafford.

The league said Stafford "expressed regret for his use of the word 'boy,' and we are persuaded that he did not use it with the intention of demeaning Vince."

Cavaliers: Cleveland center Zydrunas Ilgauskas could miss up to a month after suffering a small fracture when he twisted his left ankle last month.

Ilgauskas sprained his ankle during a Dec. 10 game at Philadelphia.

The 7-foot-3 Ilgauskas said he's likely to be "out three to four weeks, but we really don't know."