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Brooklyn's Kevin Durant (hamstring) missed his
third straight contest.
LeBron James had 32 points on 14-of-23 shooting while adding
eight rebounds and seven assists for the Lakers, who played
without Dennis Schroder (health and safety protocols). They
already were without Anthony Davis, who is expected to be
sidelined at least two to three weeks due to a calf strain.
Kyle Kuzma contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds and Montrezl
Harrell chipped in 10 points for Los Angeles, which has dropped
two of its past three contests.
The Nets' 3-point shooting played a big role in the outcome.
Brooklyn converted 18 of 39 (46.2 percent) from long distance
compared to 8 of 30 (26.7 percent) for the Lakers. Overall, the
Nets connected on 49.4 percent of their shots compared to 48.2
percent for the Lakers.
Brooklyn, which led 90-74 after three quarters, put the game out
of reach midway through the fourth.
The Nets held a 31-24 lead after one quarter and increased the
margin in the second. Irving followed his own miss with a basket
for a 60-41 advantage with 3:08 left in the second quarter.
However, the Lakers closed the half on a 12-4 run to cut the
deficit to 64-53 at the break.
Overall, Los Angeles committed 16 turnovers to 14 for Brooklyn.
A free throw by James late in the second quarter allowed him to
reach 35,000 career points. James, who ended the night with
35,017 points, became just the third NBA player to hit the
milestone, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone
(36,928).
--Field Level Media
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