New Jersey (14-14) had relatively low expectations for 2008-09 after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2001 last season. After eight weeks, however, the Nets are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, and Harris has been a big reason for the team's success.

On Tuesday in Indiana, Harris hit a jump shot from the top of the key as time expired to give New Jersey a 108-107 victory. Harris had a season-low 10 points on 2-of-9 shooting in Monday's 114-91 loss to Houston, but finished with 29 points and 11 assists Tuesday to help the Nets win for just the third time in nine games and move back to the break-even mark.

Harris, who was acquired from Dallas in February as part of the eight-player trade for Jason Kidd, is averaging 24.0 points and 6.8 assists this season after averaging 14.8 points and 5.8 assists in 2007-08. He is one of only four players in the league to average at least 21 points and six assists - Cleveland's LeBron James, Miami's Dwayne Wade and New Orleans' Chris Paul are the other three.

"Devin has been playing phenomenal," said Vince Carter, who had 38 points and eight rebounds on Tuesday.

Harris' name has been mentioned as a potential All-Star, but the fifth-year point guard is trying not to get caught up with all that talk.

"I'm just worried about the team right now," he said. "It's (the All-Star game) a goal of mine, but it's so far away. The reality is, if your team is successful, chances are that will take care of itself.

"We're right in the thick of things. You look at where we are right now, we were picked second-to-last, the last team in the NBA, and we're right where we want to be."

While the Nets have gotten off to decent start, they need to get things turned around at home if they want to make the playoffs.

New Jersey has lost five of its last six home games, and is just 5-10 at the Izod Center. The Nets have been blown out in their 10 home losses, getting outscored by an average of 16.2 points in those games.

New Jersey may be able to get out of its home funk against Charlotte (10-19), which is just 2-9 on the road.

The Nets won three of four over the Bobcats last season and are 12-3 all-time against them.

Charlotte defeated Washington 80-72 on Tuesday for their third win in four games after losing a season-high seven in a row.

The Bobcats averaged 108.3 points on 52.1 percent shooting in their three previous games, but shot just 41.7 percent and turned the ball over 18 times against the Wizards. Emeka Okafor bailed the team out by scoring a season-high 29 points and grabbing 18 rebounds.

"That was like going to the dentist," Charlotte coach Larry Brown said. "But thank God for Emeka."

Okafor had moderate success against the Nets last season, averaging 10.3 points on 58.1 percent shooting and 12.8 rebounds.