In the 115-110 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers battled, but could not overcome their poor shooting and defense.
As the Lakers focused in on D’Angelo Russell, his 22 points and 13 assists led six Nets players in double-figures. However, out of those players, Jared Dudley had 10 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter — including four layups and a timely 3-pointer when the Lakers were making a final push.
After their second consecutive loss to end the four-game road trip, head coach Luke Walton was particularly disappointed with the team’s defense on Dudley, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“Dudley had 10 points in the fourth quarter and three of them were blow-by layups.