The Los Angeles Lakers snapped their losing streak earlier this week against the Miami Heat and had an excellent opportunity to stack another win against the hapless Brooklyn Nets.
Unlike the Lakers, the Nets are wholly focused on rebuilding their team and have already dealt away several veterans. The remaining players are nowhere near good enough to win many games during the 2024-25 season, though they’ve been a feisty bunch under first-year head coach Jordi Fernandez.
Both teams wound up being shorthanded as Los Angeles ruled out Dorian Finney-Smith and Anthony Davis, while Brooklyn was without Cam Johnson and Cam Thomas.