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Jordan Farmar out with groin injury
New Jersey Nets backup point guard Jordan Farmar is going to be sidelined for a third time with a groin injury.

Jennings has 34 points to lead Bucks past Nets (Yahoo! Sports)

Brandon Jennings has 34 points, seven assists and seven rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks posted their third straight win with a 105-99 decision over the New Jersey Nets on Monday night. Drew Gooden added 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Bucks rallied from an early 12-point deficit to beat New Jersey for the 10th straight time.

Farmar 3-pointer leads Nets over Clippers (Yahoo! Sports)

Jordan Farmar hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 0.2 seconds left and the New Jersey Nets squandered an 18-point, second-half lead before beating the Los Angeles Clippers 101-100 on Wednesday night. Deron Williams had 21 points and picked up his 10th assist with a pass to Farmar as the Nets won the chippy contest marred by five technical fouls.

Farmar's buzzer-beater wins it for Nets
Jordan Farmar hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 0.2 seconds left and the New Jersey Nets squandered an 18-point, second-half lead before beating the Los Angeles Clippers 101-100 on Wednesday night.

Farmar 3-pointer leads Nets over Clippers (Yahoo! Sports)

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Jordan Farmar hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 0.2 seconds left and the New Jersey Nets squandered an 18-point, second-half lead before beating the Los Angeles Clippers 101-100 on Wednesday night.

Nets edge Clippers on Farmar's late 3-pointer
Jordan Farmar hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 0.2 seconds left and the New Jersey Nets squandered an 18-point, second-half lead before beating the Los Angeles Clippers 101-100 on Wednesday night.

Nets' Farmar to be sidelined until break (AP)
New Jersey Nets backup point guard Jordan Farmar will be sidelined until after the All-Star break because of a groin injury. Nets coach Avery Johnson said Farmar re-injured his groin in Saturday's win over Chicago. He missed Sunday night's game against Milwaukee and will sit out contests at New York on Monday and at home against Orlando on Wednesday.

Williams' 26 lift Nets past Pistons (AP)

Deron Williams scored 26 points to help the New Jersey Nets beat the Detroit Pistons 99-96 Wednesday night. Kris Humphries had 18 points, Jordan Farmar added 15 and Shawne Williams 15 for the Nets. Greg Monroe and Tayshaun Prince scored 21 points each for the Pistons, who have lost 20 of 24 this season.

DeRozan's 27 power Raptors by Nets (AP)

DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 94-73 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday night. The Raptors put together a 12-1 run midway in the second quarter, going from two points down to nine up at 40-31. They took a 44-39 lead into the half. Toronto guard Jerryd Byless led the stretch, driving for one basket and making three of four free...

Williams' 34, 3 in OT lift Nets by 76ers (AP)

Deron Williams had a reason to love this one. Williams scored 34 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26.8 seconds left in overtime, to help lift the New Jersey Nets to a 97-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Kris Humphries had 13 points and a season-high 19 rebounds, and Jordan Farmer added 12 points as the Nets (6-13) snapped an eight-game losing streak against the...

Williams' near triple-double lifts Nets (AP)

Deron Williams had 19 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 97-87 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday night. Williams' near triple double would have been the first of the season for the Nets, who improved to 5-12 on the season. MarShon Brooks added 20 points for the Nets, while Anthony Morrow added 19 points.

Nuggets overcome 20 3s to beat Nets (AP)

Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points, Arron Afflalo and Corey Brewer each had 19 points and the Denver Nuggets beat the New Jersey Nets 123-115 on Wednesday night. Andre Miller had 12 points and 12 assists and Rudy Fernandez scored 15 for the Nuggets. Jordan Farmar had a game-high 26 points, Anthony Morrow scored 23 and Deron Williams had 16 points and 13 assists for New Jersey.

Nets guard Farmar lands in Israel, eager to play
Greeted at the airport by fans singing and banging drums, New Jersey Nets guard Jordan Farmar said Thursday he is excited about playing during the NBA lockout with Israeli champion Maccabi Tel Aviv, a club he followed as a youngster.

Nets guard Farmar lands in Israel, eager to play
New Jersey Nets guard Jordan Farmar says he is looking forward to a "great life experience" when he plays for Israeli champion Maccabi Tel Aviv during the NBA lockout.

Nets guard Farmar signs with Israeli champions
Jordan Farmar became the latest New Jersey Nets player to head for the European leagues when he signed with Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

Maccabi Tel Aviv signs Nets G Farmar (AP)
Jordan Farmar became the latest New Jersey Nets player to head for the European leagues when he signed with Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv on Wednesday. The 6-foot-2 guard will play for Tel Aviv as long as the NBA lockout continues, the team said in a statement. Farmar, who is Jewish, won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers before moving to the Nets in 2010.

Nets' Farmar signs with Israeli champs
Israeli basketball champion Maccabi Tel Aviv has announced the signing of New Jersey Nets guard Jordan Farmar.

Israeli team eyes Nets' Farmar for lockout play
An Israeli team is talking to Nets guard Jordan Farmar about playing overseas during the lockout.

Nets' streak at 4 after big rally, OT win vs. Clips
Brook Lopez and Jordan Farmar each scored 24 points, combining for all eight of New Jersey's in overtime, and the Nets rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 102-98 Friday night for their fourth straight victory.

Nets rally to win fourth straight in OT (AP)

Brook Lopez and Jordan Farmar each scored 24 points, combining for all eight of New Jersey's in overtime, and the Nets rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 102-98 Friday night for their fourth straight victory. Kris Humphries had 19 points, a career-high 20 rebounds and made all eight shots while playing All-Star Blake Griffin to at least a draw as the Nets erased a 20-point deficit for...

New Jersey Nets' Jordan Farmar to miss at least two more games
Nets backup point guard Jordan Farmar will miss at least the next two games, head coach Avery Johnson announced.



Late Nowitzki jumper gets Mavs past Nets (AP)

Dirk Nowitzki hit a jumper in the lane with 6 seconds to play and the Dallas Mavericks continued their dominance over the New Jersey Nets with an 87-86 victory on Saturday night. The Nets messed up their chance at a game-winning attempt, and Jordan Farmar was forced to toss up an off-balance shot that didn't come close to going in at the buzzer.

Nets match win total from last season (AP)

Anthony Morrow scored all of the points during a key second-half run in his first game since mid-December to lead the New Jersey Nets to an 89-74 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The victory was the Nets' 12th, tying the total they had last season (12-70) when they were the NBA's worst team.

Suns rally from 15 down, beat Nets in OT (AP)

Steve Nash had 23 points and 16 assists, Vince Carter also scored 23 points, and the Phoenix Suns erased a 15-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the New Jersey Nets 118-109 in overtime on Wednesday night. Nash scored 10 in overtime and Carter had his highest point total since coming from Orlando in a trade on Dec.

New Jersey Nets without Jordan Farmar, Troy Murphy vs. Chicago Bulls
The Nets held backup point guard Jordan Farmar out of Friday's game against the Bulls because of a bruised right knee.

New Jersey Nets' Anthony Morrow out 2-3 weeks; Jordan Farmar gets start
Jordan Farmar will start in the Nets backcourt for the injured Anthony Morrow, who is out two to three weeks.

Smith scores 34 to power surging Hawks (AP)

Josh Smith scored a season-high 34 points and the streaking Atlanta Hawks beat the New Jersey Nets 116-101 on Tuesday night. Smith, accurate with his outside jumper and inside game, made 14 of 16 shots from the field. When it was over, he blew kisses to the crowd. The Hawks are 4-1 since losing top scorer Joe Johnson for four to six weeks to a right elbow injury and have won seven of eight overall.

Prokhorov presents Nets in Moscow (AP)
New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov presented his team to the Russian public Sunday, meeting many of the players for the first time and reiterating a vow to turn them into a championship team in five years. The Russian tycoon, who took over ownership in May, hosted an exhibition in Moscow where Nets stars including Devin Harris and Jordan Farmar participated in drills with local kids aged 8 to...

New Net Jordan Farmar thinks NJ is 'something special'
The Nets introduced a slew of new faces, including Jordan Farmar, on Wednesday.

Nets agree to terms with Lakers G Farmar (AP)
Guard Jordan Farmar of the NBA champion Lakers has agreed to join the Nets. New Jersey added another low-profile free agent Sunday after the NBA's worst team last season, with more than $30 million to spend, struck out in its bid to lure LeBron James, Chris Bosh or Dwyane Wade. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Farmar averaged 6.9 points and 2.1 assists in 18.1 minutes in four years with the Lakers.

Agent: Former Los Angeles Lakers reserve guard Jordan Farmar agrees to three-year deal with New Jersey Nets
Former Los Angeles Lakers point guard Jordan Farmar has agreed to a three-year, $12-million deal with the New Jersey Nets, his agent, Arn Tellem, confirmed to ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher on Sunday night.

Nets agree to terms with Lakers G Jordan Farmar
Guard Jordan Farmar of the NBA champion Lakers has agreed to join the Nets.

Kobe-less Lakers end Jazz's streak at 9 (AP)

Pau Gasol had 22 points and 19 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won their third straight without Kobe Bryant, beating Utah 96-81 on Wednesday night and ending the Jazz's nine-game winning streak. Bryant rested his sore left ankle and the Lakers fared just fine without their superstar, getting 25 points and 11 rebounds from Lamar Odom and 18 points from Jordan Farmar.

Lakers avoid rare 3-game skid, top Bucks (AP)

Andrew Bynum had 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers led all the way in beating the Milwaukee Bucks 95-77 Sunday night to avoid their first three-game losing streak in nearly two years. Shannon Brown added 19 points, Jordan Farmar scored of his 15 of his 17 in the second half, Kobe Bryant had 12 points on 4 of 21 shooting, and Derek Fisher 11 for the defending NBA...

Farmar leads balanced Lakers to rout of Mavs
Jordan Farmar helped the Lakers rout the Mavericks on Sunday.

Farmar shines as Lakers rip Mavs 131-96 (AP)

The Mavericks couldn't do anything right. The Lakers could do no wrong. Jordan Farmar led seven players in double figures with a career high-tying 24 points, and Los Angeles trounced the Western Conference's second-best team in a 131-96 victory over Dallas on Sunday night. "Payback for what the Cowboys did to my Eagles," said Kobe Bryant, whose hometown Philadelphia football team...

Bryant's 34 power Lakers past Knicks (AP)

Kobe Bryant scored 34 points, Pau Gasol added 11 points and 16 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers exploited a major size advantage in their fourth straight victory, 100-90 over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Ron Artest scored 17 points for the Lakers, who took control of their eighth win in 10 meetings with New York by scoring 17 consecutive points in the third while holding the Knicks...

Lakers guard Farmar: I want to start
Los Angeles Lakers reserve point guard Jordan Farmar wants be a starter, either with the Lakers or another NBA team. "I want to run a team and be the lead guard," Farmar said Tuesday on the sidelines of a basketball clinic in Singapore. "Hopefully, it can be here (with the Lakers)." "There's a lot of jobs out there. I feel I have a lot to offer." The 22-year-old Farmar averaged 6.4 points and 2.4 assists in 65 regular-season games last season as the Lakers won their 15th championship.

Lakers' Farmar decides to have knee surgery
Lakers guard Jordan Farmar, who hurt his left knee last week against the Miami Heat, will undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee.

Lakers G Farmar to miss about 8 weeks (AP)
Jordan Farmar underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee, and the Los Angeles Lakers backup point guard is expected to be out approximately eight weeks. The surgery took a half-hour and was performed by Dr. Clarence Shields of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Group. Farmar, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound third-year pro who attended UCLA, was injured during the fourth quarter of...

Doctor recommends surgery for Lakers' Farmar
A doctor has recommended surgery for Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar, who hurt his left knee last week against the Miami Heat.

Farmar out for at least 3 games with bum knee
Lakers guard Jordan Farmar will miss at least three games because of a knee injury he sustained in Friday night's 89-87 loss to the Miami Heat.

Lakers G Farmar out 3 games with injury (AP)
Lakers guard Jordan Farmar will miss at least three games because of a knee injury he sustained in Friday night's 89-87 loss to the Miami Heat. Farmar went for a layup in the fourth quarter and landed awkwardly. He had an MRI exam Saturday in Florida that showed a tear in the meniscus of his left knee.

Lakers improve to 12-1, rip Nets 120-93 (AP)

Pau Gasol had 26 points and eight rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame a poor shooting performance by Kobe Bryant to rout the New Jersey Nets 120-93 on Tuesday night and improve the NBA's best record to 12-1. Bryant had difficulty most of the game with Vince Carter's defense, going 5-for-17 from the field in 28 minutes and finishing with 12 points in...

Lakers go to 11-1, beat Kings 111-101 (AP)

Kobe Bryant scored 24 points, Andrew Bynum had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers improved the NBA's best record to 11-1 with a 118-108 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. All five Lakers starters reached double figures in points by the third quarter, and eight players finished with 10 or more as the defending Western Conference champions won for the fourth...

Farmar sparks Lakers past Raptors 112-89 (AP)

Jordan Farmar scored 16 points and sparked a fourth-quarter surge with an electrifying dunk over Chris Bosh, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 112-89 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. Kobe Bryant had 13 points and six assists in 24 minutes before sitting out the fourth quarter. Trevor Ariza also was a factor in the final period, scoring six of his 14 points.

Kahn: 10 most likely to improve
After meeting in the NBA Finals, Jordan Farmar and Rajon Rondo should be even better. Mike Kahn lists 10 players likely to improve.

Lakers G Farmar in Israel for clinic (AP)
Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar, the NBA's only Jewish player, showed his dribbling, shooting and slam-dunking skills at a clinic in southern Israel on Tuesday for Jewish and Arab kids. The 21-year-old Farmar is the guest of the Peres Center for Peace, founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shimon Peres, now Israel's president, to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians.

Marques on Lakers' West title
It was Jordan Farmar and his fellow subs who sparked the Lakers' Game 5 rally, Marques Johnson says. Then Kobe finished the job.

Lakers wait again for next opponent (AP)
The time has come for another Los Angeles Lakers' team dinner and viewing party. The question is, will Kobe Bryant pick up the tab again? "As MVP, I think he's going to step up," Sasha Vujacic said. "He's got to, you can't break tradition," Jordan Farmar said. Added Luke Walton: "I don't know, he doesn't have to, he's already picked up two in a row.

Lakers beat Heat for 10th straight win (AP)

Jordan Farmar scored a career-high 24 points, Kobe Bryant added 21 and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to a season-best 10 games Thursday night with a 106-88 victory over the Miami Heat. The Lakers (41-17) maintained their one-game lead over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs for best record in the Western Conference, and lead Phoenix and New Orleans by two.

Anthony hurt in Nuggets' loss to Lakers (AP)

Derek Fisher scored a season-high 28 points, Jordan Farmar added 19, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers broke open a tight game late in the third quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 116-99 on Monday night for their 18th win in 22 games. Kobe Bryant, attempting only seven shots and making five, had 17 points and a season-high 11 assists and Lamar Odom added 15 points, 11 rebounds and seven...

Bryant gets Lakers by short-handed Spurs (AP)

Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and the Los Angeles Lakers broke open a tight game in the late going to beat the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 102-97 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory. The defending NBA champion Spurs (17-5), losers of two straight for the first time this season, played without stars Tim Duncan and Tony Parker.

Bryant, Lakers win fourth straight (AP)

Kobe Bryant scored 32 points, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 134-114 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win. Jordan Farmar had a career-high 18 points, Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 10 rebounds and the Lakers rolled to a season-high point total. Los Angeles acquired forward Trevor Ariza from the Orlando Magic for forward Brian Cook and swingman Maurice Evans...

Odom, Bryant key Lakers' win over Pistons
Lamar Odom had 25 points and 15 rebounds, and Kobe Bryant and Jordan Farmar made key plays down the stretch to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-91 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The Lakers trailed 74-72 with eight minutes remaining, but took control from there. Bryant went just 6-of-18 from the floor, but he made two 3-pointers and had a three-point play to score 11 points in the last 5:38. He finished with 19 points.

Lakers beat short-handed Pistons 103-91 (AP)

Lamar Odom had 25 points and 15 rebounds, and Kobe Bryant and Jordan Farmar made key plays down the stretch to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-91 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The Lakers trailed 74-72 with eight minutes remaining, but took control from there. Bryant went just 6-of-18 from the floor, but he made two 3-pointers and had a three-point play to score 11 points in...

Parker's 26 points, nine assists do trick
Tony Parker had 26 points and nine assists, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-92 Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory. Bruce Bowen went 6-of-6 from 3-point range for the Spurs and finished with 23 points. Manu Ginobili added 17 points. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 18 points, well below the 30.4 he was averaging before the game. Jordan Farmar added 16 and Lamar Odom had 12.

Peja, Paul set records in Hornets' win (AP)

Peja Stojakovic made a franchise-record 10 3-pointers, and Chris Paul established another Hornets team mark with 21 assists Tuesday night in New Orleans' 118-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Stojakovic missed just three of 13 shots from behind the arc and finished with 36 points. He was just 2-of-8 shooting two-pointers.

Lakers pick up options for C Bynum, PG Farmar
The Los Angeles Lakers have exercised a fourth-year contract option on Andrew Bynum, and picked up the third-year contract option on Jordan Farmar.

Lakers exercise options on Bynum, Farmar (AP)
The Los Angeles Lakers have exercised a fourth-year contract option on Andrew Bynum, and picked up the third-year contract option on Jordan Farmar. Bynum, taken by the Lakers out of high school with the 10th selection in the 2005 NBA draft, averaged 7.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.56 blocks while playing in all 82 games last season.

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