The Lakers hit the boards as they outrebounded the Nets 45-35 last night and that was a key to winning the game. Kobe Bryant had a bad night shooting (4 of 13) but wound up with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Smush Parker had a solid game with 13 points. Brian Cook had a good game with 11 points and 11 rebounds. The Lakers got great production off the bench last night. Maurice Evans (12 points), Andrew Bynum (10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocked shots) ad Jordan Farmar (10 points, 5 assists) all contributed big-time to the victory.

The Lakers improved to 18-9 on the season with this win.