Brown said: "It feels good to have our first win in the new Continental Arena.

With boos ringing down from what seemed to be a half-empty Continental Arena, they endured an embarrassing 91-83 defeat to the Charlotte Bobcats.

Last week, in a 4-0 victory over Hartford at half-filled Continental Arena, New Jersey fans began streaming out of the exits after two periods.

They won in commanding form, leaving the SuperSonics embarrassed, 110-101, tonight at a roaring Continental Arena.

The teams currently inhabit the 18-year-old Continental Arena, which would be razed if the sports authority's new project were built.

The accord also calls for the developers to sign an agreement not to compete with the state-owned Continental Arena.

Yes, the 22-year-old Continental Arena has been maligned for one reason or another ever since it opened on July 2, 1981, with a Bruce Springsteen concert.

For the first time in 46 regular-season and playoff games this season, the Devils played in front of a packed Continental Arena.

Everyone, Cassella says, will live happily ever after, if the Nets and the Devils just stay put in a renovated Continental Arena.

"That might be it," he added, but then he followed it with soft sarcasm, "or just the comfort zone of the beautiful Continental Arena."