But the Nets eventually settled in, bailed out by an Anthony Morrow jump shot, a Kris Humphries layup and a converted foul shot and then Marshon Brooks's running jumper, which made it 92-77.
Nets center Brook Lopez, who was the centerpiece of the team's efforts to trade for Howard last season, responded by hitting a jumper and a foul shot at the other end, but the Lakers overpowered them down the stretch, scoring the final 10 points of the game.
Especially the stretches when forward Renaldo Balkman spent time guarding Kobe Bryant and gave the future Hall-of-Famer Bryant a platform for the best play of the night: Balkman lunged at Bryant, who was shooting an off-balanced three-point shot Balkman was called for a foul and the shot banked off the backboard and in to create a four-point play that made the score 78-64.
Anthony was in foul trouble and shot only 10 of 28, and a couple of his teammates even expressed concern about the pounding he took.
Christmas hit a foul-line jumper at the shot-clock buzzer after corraling the rebound of a miss by Michael Carter-Williams and Fair followed with a dunk off a steal by Carter-Williams.
Richmond had to foul, and when Henry forced up a shot from near midcourt as he was being grabbed, the referees awarded him three free throws.
"I know I was fouled and the ref knows I was fouled but he said he's not calling a foul with 1 second left (on the shot clock), " Henderson said later.
The visitors ventured up field and won a free-kick after a foul on Paul Hartley but Sone Aluko's shot was high over the target.
Robben missed a penalty following Drogba's clumsy foul on Ribery, and Ivica Olic saw a shot roll agonizingly wide before Gomez smacked a shot into the post.
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They couldn't get a shot off as Samantha Clark was called for an offensive foul with 6.7 seconds left.
Iain Vigurs then looked to have spurned a magnificent opportunity for the Highland side when Richard Brittain's corner arrived at his feet and he shot wide with the goal at his mercy, but a foul had been given.
After World Peace was called for a foul on an illegal screen, denying Bryant a chance to take the final shot of the half, Bryant and World Peace barked at each other as they made their way up the court.
Last-man Craigan lost possession to Ksanavicius on the edge of the box, but referee Iain Brines gave a foul that did not seem apparent, although Graeme Smith saved the Lithuanian's shot as the whistle blew.
The Great Danes' John Puk missed three foul shots, allowing Vermont to close to 49-47 on Apfeld's follow shot at 0:26.
Emmett Friars' foul on Francis Murphy gave the Reds a penalty in the 20th minute but Murphy's shot was easily saved by Robinson.
Looking to see if the clock is right, a shot was a 3-pointer or if an elbow to the head warrants a flagrant foul, they watch the replays from all angles as coaches and players huddle, fans in the stands and TV wait for the action to start again.
Rougier was booked for a foul on Adam Drury as the home side's frustrations grew and Emblen's right-foot shot was blocked by Murty as time began to run out.
And after Ronald De Boer blazed a penalty over following Gilles Grimandi's foul on Tottenham's Edgar Davids - the day's pantomime villain, Kanu's deflected shot made it two to Arsenal.
The Hawks held that margin and had the ball with 22 seconds left, but the Knicks benefited from a questionable offensive-foul call on Atlanta's Smith that gave them the ball for Anthony's game-winning shot, wrapping up his fourth 40-point game of the season and his 29th straight game over 20 points, tying a franchise record.
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