In their previous matchup, which was the second loss during their seven-game skid, the Nets fell by just seven points, largely due to D’Angelo Russell‘s huge night. Yet again, the former Buckeye lit up Brooklyn for 30-plus. He ended the night with 32, and Julius Randle also had a huge night that ended with a 17-point, 14-rebound, ten assist triple-double.
Brooklyn had a nice night offensively and hung 118 points on the Lakers. Brook Lopez was the high-man with 30, and Bojan Bogdanovic was next with 29. As I type this sounding like a broken record, the Nets defense was a huge problem in their last meeting, and it has been for the entire season.