Several storylines came out of Sunday night's game at Staples Center: Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant jawing at each other, three Nets (RJ, Krstic and Collins) fouling out, the poor shooting in the first half... but it was a vintage Jason Kidd performance that won the game for the Nets. The Lakers came back from 8 points down with less than 2 minutes to go in regulation and a Brian Cook 7-foot put-back tied the game at the buzzer. The Nets played the entire overtime with four guards and Clifford Robinson on the floor. Robinson, Jacque Vaughn and Jeff McInnis each had big baskets in the extra period, but it was Kidd's will that won the game. The point guard was relentless, pushing the ball all night a drawing countless fouls on Laker defenders. He finished with 35 points on 11-21 shooting, 8 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 blocks. Nenad Krstic added 20 points, 13 boards and 5 assists. Vince Carter was held to just 10 points on 3 of 12 shooting. Kobe Bryant had just 7 points, but he went off after the break, scoring 39 in the second half and overtime, finishing with an NBA season-high 46.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- New Jersey 102, LA Lakers 96, OT - John Nadel - AP
- Bryant scores 46 but Nets prevail behind Kidd's 35 - NBA.com (Ticker)
- Nets beat L.A. in OT behind Kidd's 35 - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Jackson shows limitations - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Kidd pushes Nets by Lakers - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Kidd, Nets shove L.A. right back - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Nets Hang Tough - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Kobe Nets 46; Lakers Fall to N.J. - Mike Bresnahan - Los Angeles Times
- Bryant can't save Lakers this time - Ross Siler - Los Angeles Daily News
- Lakers/Nets Photo Gallery - Los Angeles Daily News
- Lakers running on empty in overtime - Elliott Teaford - Daily Breeze
- Bryant's points aren't enough - Broderick Turner - Riverside Press-Enterprise
- Lawrence Frank Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Jason Kidd Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Lakers - Danny Moloshok - AP
- Nets Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Lakers - Chris Faytok - Star-Ledger
- Nets' Video: Nets vs. Lakers - Chris Faytok - Star-Ledger
- Carter glad to be back in L.A. - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Game 13 Recap - Dave D'Alessandro - The Star-Ledger