Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James had 29 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick revealed before their 111-88 win over the Washington Wizards at Crypto.com Arena that Dorian Finney-Smith has been on a minutes restriction. The reason for it was an ankle injury Finney-Smith suffered with the Brooklyn Nets and the forward was asked about his health postgame.

Fresh off the worst loss in the Brooklyn Nets' 56-year existence, the franchise looks to avenge the historic blunder against the Los Angeles Lakers. Tonight's m

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The Brooklyn Nets face the Los Angeles Lakers on January 17, 2025, at the Arena. Despite both teams having lost their previous games, the Lakers, rank

The game was put to bed by the final minutes, which allowed Lakers head coach JJ Redick to empty out his bench. This allowed their No. 55 pick from the 2024 NBA Draft, Bronny James, to participate in the 11th game of his NBA career. James appeared for the last two minutes of the game; however, he did not record a single point.

We've got another exciting interconference matchup on Friday's NBA schedule as the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Brooklyn Nets. Los Angeles is 21-17 overall and 13-6 at home, while Brooklyn is 14-27 overall and 9-15 on the road.

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis continue to believe the team can be a serious contender with "another piece or two," according

Point-spread: Nets (+11.5) Over/Under: 216.5 Nets : OUT: Bojan Bogdanovic (foot), Maxwell Lewis (tibia), De’Anthony Melton (knee), Cam Thomas (hamstring), Trendon Watford (hamstring), and Dariq Whitehead (G League). QUESTIONABLE: Cam Johnson (ankle).

New York owns the toughest remaining schedule in the NBA, with almost every opponent from now until the season finale on April 13 against Brooklyn fighting either for a championship, to stay out of the Play-In Tournament, or break into it.

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have been rivals since the beginning of the NBA and the rivalry seems to be alive and well. Ahead of the first matchup