The Nets beat the Lakers 111-108 in a game in which Los Angeles was missing one of its best players in LeBron James, but still had Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves available to make things interesting. Forward Noah Clowney came off Brooklyn's bench to put up 19 points and five rebounds in his second game back after a 1-month layoff with a left ankle sprain while birthday boy Keon Johnson poured in 18 points,

Gabe Vincent scores 24 points, but Doncic and Austin Reaves combine to shoot 11 for 40 from the field (4 for 15 from 3-point range) and the Lakers allow too many offensive rebounds in a 111-108

Cameron Johnson scored 18 points, including a clutch foul-line jumper over Luka Doncic with 59.6 seconds remaining as the Brooklyn Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak by holding on for a 111-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday in New York.

In their first game with LeBron James nursing a left groin strain, the Lakers lost to a Nets team that entered Monday on a seven-game losing streak.

The Lakers committed 15 turnovers leading to 19 points for Brooklyn and allowed 16 offensive rebounds, resulting in 16 second-chance points. Offensively, inefficiency hurt them. L

JJ Redick slams the Lakers for their subpar performance in a loss to the Nets without LeBron James, demanding a step up in play and an uptick in communication.

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic didn’t hold back his frustration with the referees following the team’s 111-108 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. The Los Angeles Lakers were looking to bounce back against the Brooklyn Nets without their leading star,