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Luka Doncic, Los Angeles Lakers fall to Brooklyn Nets

NEW YORK -- A visibly perturbed Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick didn't care that his team was missing three starters, including superstar LeBron James, after Monday's 111-108 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

His players that were available didn't play up to the team's standards.

"I think it was a very low-level communication game for our team," Redick said. "I don't think being short-handed is an excuse for how we played basketball tonight."

Besides James, missing his first game since suffering a strained left groin against the Boston Celtics on Saturday, L.