The Nets incessantly blitzed Luka with a double-team, forcing him into five turnovers. When he kept the ball, his shooting was brutal, as he made only 8-26 shots. Gabe Vincent outscored him on less than half the shots, which is about as clear a picture of inefficiency as you can have.

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,

The Brooklyn Nets picked up an impressive win over the Los Angeles Lakers at home last night, 111-108. Despite Luka Doncic's 20-point triple-double, Brooklyn was able to take advantage of Los Angeles without LeBron James on the floor.