Josh Hart stood out with a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds to help the Lakers snap a two-game losing streak, beating the Nets in a 102-99 thriller down the stretch. Julius Randle and Brandon Ingram were the other two Laker starters with double-doubles as Randle racked up 19 points and 12 rebounds and B.I. chipped in 16 points and dished out 10 dimes. Brook Lopez also 19 points to go with 3 blocks to round out the starters while Jordan Clarkson lead the 2nd unit in scoring with 11 points.
Final Score: @ Brooklyn 102-99 [W]
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This win, the Lakers got back to the basics as to what makes them underrated: ball movement, unselfish play, players active on both ends of the floor, and crashing the boards for 2nd chance opportunities. This was a good bounce back win after a sluggish loss to the Magic in Orlando on Wednesday night. Hart, Randle, Ingram, Lopez, and Clarkson all stood out. What an impressive game by Hart with a double-double. He ran the floor and was strong to the basket. He nailed a couple of threes and lead all Lakers in rebounding. His three pointer in the 4th quarter to give the Lakers a 99-95 advantage was huge. Ingram was having trouble handling the ball. He sees Hart open in the corner and Hart hit an off balance three as the shot clock was winding down. Speaking of Ingram, he almost had triple-double if he grabbed two more rebounds. He did a nice job balancing scoring and setting up teammates for easy shots. A lot of people will point out the 5-14 shooting, but he's gonna continue to be aggressive and either draw contact or find a player who's more open. Jordan Clarkson started slow, but he was clutch with his 3-pointers in the 2nd half. Randle feasted in the paint, so did Lopez. He knocked down a couple of threes, but he was more effective going inside in the paint. Lopez' best highlight was when he made a nice defensive recovery to block Jarrett Allen's shot. D'Lo caught B.I. and Brook in the air with a fake and found Allen alone inside the basket. Usually, that would be an easy basket, but Lopez showed off some good lateral movement to make that block. This game could've easily gone to overtime. In the last play of the game, Dinwiddie found Harris for a great look. Randle was late to close out and the shot luckily just rattled out. Most of these road game victories by the Lakers this season are not pretty, but they do just enough to get the victory by any means. Daunting matchup tomorrow against OKC once again on Super Bowl Sunday to close out this road trip. The Thunder have been relatively inconsistent with their Big 3, but they've overmatched the Lakers in the last two meetings. Unfortunately, I won't be covering that game because of my commitment to cover Super Bowl LII, but expect another Quick Fact Check and Commentary post the day after the game.
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