The Nets battled the Lakers all game long, but in the end, they didn't have an answer for Shaquille O'Neal. With Jason Kidd sitting out his fourth straight game, three Nets finished with double-doubles, but a 4th quarter scoring drought was the difference down the stretch as Los Angeles completed the season sweep.
- NetsDaily Game Wrap
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Discuss It! - BasketballBoards.net
- JoeNetsfan Game Review - JoeNetsfan
- Lakers 94, Nets 88 - Ken Peters - AP
- Nets refuse to see any moral victory - Brad Parks - Star-Ledger
- Kidd not suited to sit on bench - Brad Parks - Star-Ledger
- Swelling in knee keeps Kidd in street clothes - Bob Considine - Asbury Park Press
- Shaq tramples Nets again - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Big Chill KOs Nets - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets' Forwards Lose Their Touch Down the Stretch - Vittorio Tafur - New York Times
- Kidd Eyes Wednesday Return - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Lakers Rule From the Center - Tim Brown - Los Angeles Times
- Lakers stay course, battle past Nets - Howard Beck - Los Angeles Daily News
- The one that got away - Steve Adamek - Bergen Record
- Nets odds and ends - Steve Adamek - Bergen Record