It was a potential NBA finals preview, albeit with superstars on both sides sidelined with injuries. But nevertheless, Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder called L.A.'s 126-101 beatdown of the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday "the best win of the year."
The Lakers were playing without stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis as well as Kyle Kuzma (left calf strain), Wesley Matthews (right Achilles tightness) and Marc Gasol (left hamstring tightness), but they led the Nets by as many as 28 points to win for the fifth time in their past eight games.