waiting impatiently for the duel between D'Angelo Russell (17 points, 7 assists, 7 rebounds) and Lonzo Ball (6 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds), it is finally Brook Lopez (34 points, including 6 / 9 to 3-point, 10 rebounds) who dominated his former team to give the Los Angeles victory over the Nets (124-112).
Kyle Kuzma (21 points, 13 rebounds) and four other Lakers finished more than ten points while Alan Crabbe has added 25 points out of the bench for Brooklyn. After his zero point of the day before in Portland, Lonzo Ball starts the meeting at one hundred per hour. Despite his clumsiness, one in four in the first three minutes, the pace he imposes succeeds his teammates and the impact on the score are immediate (19-11). With Kyle Kuzma inserted into the starting five in place of injured Larry Nance Jr., the Lakers' bench is limited to Jordan Clarkson's one-on-one and Brooklyn then takes the opportunity to return behind 14 points of the Crabbe-Zeller duo ( 30-29).
Discreet so far, D'Angelo Russell remembers Staples Center by scoring five points in a row, including a 3-pointer with the board. In confidence, the leader of the Nets then sees Brandon Ingram bring him down to earth a big against, followed by a dunk Julius Randle. On their way, the Lakers, with the return of Ball and an untenable Kuzma, pass a 15-3 to their opponents to take off (55-42). Russell tries to sound the alarm clock of his team but it is a basket with the fault of Brook Lopez who keeps the Lakers at +9 at half-time (64-55). In the face of the Brook Lopez Festival, Brooklyn has no solution. Worse, they remain without scoring for a five-minute loan, letting the Lakers take their widest lead of the match (106-90). With the game in hand, Luke Walton's men stop playing and the Nets rush into the breach. Four "and-1s" in a row suddenly bring them back to -4 with four minutes to play (110-106) As tension picks up at Staples Center, the Lopez - Kuzma - Ingram trio will put the Lakers permanently behind a 14-3.
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