The Nets came with a better effort than they did the first two times they played on Sunday afternoon, but it wasn't enough against the Lakers, who picked up a 99-92 win at the Prudential Center.
The Nets scored the first seven points of the game, but trailed by six at the end of the first quarter and by 10 at halftime. They hung tough though and got to within one midway through the third quarter and took the lead in the fourth. The game was tied with 2 1/2 minutes to go, but the Lakers then went on an 8-0 run to pull out the win.
Neither team shot well from the field, but the Lakers made seven of their 16 attempts from 3-point range and outscored the Nets 24-16 at the line.
Brook Lopez led the Nets with 25 points, Kris Humphries had another double-double, and Devin Harris was just two rebounds shy of a triple-double. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 32 points.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Bryant scores 32 as Lakers beat Nets 99-92 - AP
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
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Assist of the Night: Kobe Bryant (Video) - NBA.com
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Nets-Lakers notebook - Jake Appleman - NBA.com
- Rapid Reaction: Lakers 99, Nets 92 - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Mamba makes all the difference down the stretch - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- 'Big Fella' earns Johnson's praise - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Nets Give the Lakers All That They Can Handle - Thomas Kaplan - New York Times
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Kobe's 32 bury Johnson's crew - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets keep competitive before eventual 99-92 loss to Lakers - Zach Berman - Star-Ledger
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Lakers can't hide their vulnerabilities behind Kobe - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Too much Kobe Bryant as Nets drop seventh straight, fall to Lakers 99-92 in Newark - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
- Kobe shows Nets what's missing - Filip Bondy - New York Daily News
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Bryant scores 32 as Lakers beat Nets 99-92 - Al Iannazzone - The Record
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Kobe wouldn't let Lakers lose - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Pre-Game: Billy King Interview (Video) - Jessica Taff - YES Network
- Post-Game Plus (Video) - Bob Lorenz - YES Network
- From the Booth (Video) - Marv Albert - YES Network
- Brook Lopez Interview (Video) - Jessica Taff - YES Network
- Avery Johnson Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
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Caracter Stars in Hoops Homecoming - Alan Neuhauser - Scotch Plains-Fanwood Patch
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Farmar Can't Finish Off Former Squad - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
- Lakers defeat Nets with strong finish in fourth - Broderick Turner - Los Angeles Times
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Lakers win ugly at New Jersey, and Kobe Bryant isn't happy about it - Broderick Turner - Los Angeles Times
- Lakers finish strong, hold off Nets - Kevin Ding - Orange County Register
- Neither Bryant nor Odom, Farmar trying to find himself - Kevin Ding - Orange County Register
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Farmar happy to be in New Jersey - Elliot Teaford - Whittier Daily News
- Lakers 99, Nets 92: At the buzzer - Andy Kamentzky - ESPN Los Angeles
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Avery Johnson: Kobe "could be 1-A" to Jordan’s 1-B - Matt Moore - NBC Sports