LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers should have coasted to their third consecutive home win, easily overpowering the struggling Brooklyn Nets in front of a friendly home crowd. Instead, the Lakers (21-22) assigned themselves a much bigger challenge and ultimately couldn’t overcome the Nets’ (17-24) spirited second-half surge. Brooklyn rolled to a 130-112 win Friday night at Crypto.com Arena as the Lakers shot a miserable 29% during the fourth quarter. The Lakers, however, mirrored James in the second half, during which nothing he touched seemed to fall. Two possessions later, Christian Wood missed a three-pointer and James missed twice from close range after hustling for offensive rebounds.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 20, 2024 06:21 UTC