<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Vince Carter is more concerned with how the Nets do on this road trip and how they finish the season than he was about his personal matchup Tuesday night with Spurs' stopper Bruce Bowen. The Nets need to go at least .500 on this four-game trip - including stops at New Orleans, Miami and Orlando - to keep their outside playoff hopes on life support. Realizing that, Carter tried to put aside the feud with Bowen that began last season when Carter was with the Raptors and escalated last month when he charged after Bowen at Continental Arena during what was gearing up to be a career night. "We need the win more than anything to be honest with you," Carter said before the game against the Spurs at the SBC Center. "I'm just being honest. I'm not trying to brush it off or push it off. "Right now we're in a situation where we need wins and [can't] worry about all the other side stuff. We're trying to get ourselves back on a winning streak to try to get in position for this eighth spot, or for a playoff spot. So to worry about that, is just something small." When the teams met Feb. 11, Carter showed a side of him that few in the NBA have seen. Believing Bowen took out his legs as he shot a fadeaway jumper, Carter became incensed. With veins popping and muscles flexing, Carter went after Bowen, and was ejected from the game with 9:45 left. Carter had 43 points at the time. His career high is 51 points.</div> Source
