The Nets played the Lakers even through the first half Tuesday night at the IZOD Center, but L.A. scored 58 points after the break to come out with a 15-point victory. It was just a three-point game with six minutes to go and the Nets had gotten an apparent stop, but Pau Gasol took a rebound away from Josh Boone and converted a three-point play to spark an 11-2 run to put the game away. Kobe Bryant injured his hand and was held to just six points by Jason Kidd and Vince Carter, but Gasol scored 24 in his Laker debut and Derek Fisher led all scorers with 28. Carter led the Nets with 27 points on 10-of-26 from the field after Phil Jackson made some less than complimentary remarks about his game. Boki Nachbar came up big off the bench, but Richard Jefferson, after getting hit with a Lamar Odom elbow early and taking stitches above his left eye, struggled offensively.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Gasol Looks Good in Debut as Lakers Defeat Nets - Brian Mahoney - AP
- Links: Lakers/Nets Game Notes - Lang Whitaker - SLAM Online
- Teach 'Em To Fish - Joe - Joe Netsfan
- Gasol Shows Benefits in First Game as Laker - Dave Caldwell - New York Times
- Relief for Richard - Al Iannazzone - In the 'Zzone
- Haier Play of the Day - Vince Carter (Video) - NBA.com
- New-Look Laker (Video) - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - Yahoo! Sports
- Nets can't slow down Kobe - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Unlike Nets' Kidd, Kobe has chance to win big - Ken Berger - New York Newsday
- Links: Lakers/Nets Game Notes - Lang Whitaker - SLAM
- Quick impressions - Brian Kamenetzky - Lakers Blog
- Bryant provides important lesson - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Kobe Bryant Interview (Video) - Michelle Beadle - YES Network
- Courtside Chatter (Video) - Marv Albert & Mark Jackson - YES Network
- Nets contain Kobe but not Lakers - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Lakers a fix-it model - Brian Lewis - New York Post
- Nets keep Kobe Bryant in check, but new Laker cuts down Nets - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Nets no match for Lakers - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- In Dismal East, Even the Knicks Have Playoff Hope - John Hollinger - New York Sun
- Nets victimized by Gasol - SNY
- Super Tuesday: The Debut of Pau Gasol - LAist
- Gasol Debut Leaves Kobe Pain-Free - Chris Sheridan - ESPN
- Gasol makes sudden impact for Lakers - Kevin Ding - Orange County Register
- Great start for Gasol - Mike Bresnahan - Los Angeles Times
- Gasol's fresh start is pretty fab - Mike Bresnahan - Los Angeles Times
- He doesn't have all the final answers for Lakers - T.J. Simers - Los Angeles Times
- Gasol no passing fancy - Elliot Teaford - Pasadena Star-News
- Gasol Experiencing Lakers Mania - Broderick Turner - Riverside Press-Enterprise
- Gasol's big night helps Lakers overcome Kobe's injury in 105-90 win at New Jersey - Broderick Turner - Riverside Press-Enterprise
- Lakers Take Nets 105-90 in Gasol Debut - Matt McQueeny - New Jersey Nets
- Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers - Bill Kostroun - AP