The Nets may have lost Nenad Krstic for an extended amount of time after he injured his left knee in the third quarter Friday night at the Meadowlands. Krstic caught a pass in the lane, pivoted and immediately fell to the floor, grasping his knee. After the game, he said he "heard a pop." He will have an MRI on Saturday to determine the extent of the damage. The Nets were playing catch-up most of the night and had the game tied with less than nine minutes to go. The Lakers then went on a 15-2 run, seemingly putting the game away with a 98-85 lead with less than three minutes left. But the Nets scored 10 straight points and had a chance to tie it, but a Vince Carter three was off the mark in the final seconds. Carter led all scorers with 33 points, but a balanced Laker attack (six players in double-figures, 28 assists on 34 field goals) was too much for the Nets.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Lakers Hold Off Nets Rally; Nets' Krstic Injured - Tom Canavan - NBA.com (AP)
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- 4Q Too - Joe - Joe Netsfan
- Krstic Injures His Knee in Nets’ Loss to Lakers - John Eligon - New York Times
- Nets C Krstic hurts left knee vs. Lakers - AP
- Painful defeat to Lakers - Eli Gelman - Star-Ledger
- This one hurts - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Head cold can't keep down Kobe - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Painful loss for Nets may cost Krstic year - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Nets lose game, Krstic - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Postgame Podcast (mp3) - YES Network
- Vince Carter Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Jason Kidd Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Richard Jefferson Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Mikki Moore Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Courtside Chatter (Video) - YES Network
- Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers - Bill Kostroun - AP
- Bench gives Lakers their second wind - Mike Bresnahan - Los Angeles Times
- Draft-day dealings looking like a steal - Mike Bresnahan - Los Angeles Times
- Bynum right at home - Ross Siler - Los Angeles Daily News
- Evans has a hand in Lakers' victory - Ross Siler - Los Angeles Daily News
- Evans Becomes Carter-Stopper - Broderick Turner - Riverside Press-Enterprise
- LA shows no sweat - Broderick Turner - Riverside Press-Enterprise
- Krstic injures knee as Nets fall to Lakers - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Bynum downplays Jersey return - Peter Zellen - SNY
- Nets lose in attempt for third straight win - Peter Zellen - SNY