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Wed Feb 9, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Los Angeles LakersLakers
134
away
Chemistry Steady
New Jersey NetsNets
131
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Los Angeles LakersLakers 25 34 32 43 134
New Jersey NetsNets 35 30 30 36 131

After Action Report

In New Jersey, the Lakers snuck past the Nets 134-131. Lakers' scorers couldn't be contained. Lakers' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; the Lakers owned the glass, generating extra possessions. The Lakers bench chemistry carried them. Lakers' rotation plan looked deliberate, and the right guys made the most of their roles.

What tipped it

  • Nets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Lakers · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Lakers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Lakers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.