Missing nearly half the roster expectations were low for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Eastern Conference’s top-seeded Brooklyn Nets. But with their backs against the wall, this team sent a message to the rest of the league that they have everything they need to compete for a championship if healthy.
Eight Lakers scored in double-figures as they dominated the Nets, 126-101, in the fifth of their seven-game road trip. The win improves the Lakers’ record to 3-2 on their current trip.
Point guard Dennis Schroder was the catalyst in the first half, finishing with 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 3-of-4 from 3-point range to go along with four assists.