LOS ANGELES -- — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James had 29 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 on Friday night.

The Nets, who lost 126-67 to the LA Clippers on Wednesday night in a franchise-record 59-point defeat, had a chance to win it, but D’Angelo Russell missed a 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds remaining. James got the rebound as the Lakers won their second straight.

Reaves was 13 for 23 from the floor and 8 for 8 from the foul line. His previous career high was 35 points, accomplished twice, including Dec. 31 against Cleveland. Reaves had 15 points in the fourth quarter, including three 3-pointers.

Russell, traded by the Lakers to the Nets, had 19 points in his first game against his former team while Zaire Williams and Tosan Evbuomwan scored 15 apiece.

Takeaways

Nets: Had a 49-15 advantage in bench scoring, which included three players in double figures — Russell, Evbuomwan and Jalen Wilson (11).

Lakers: Reaves and James supplied more than half of the Lakers' points with Anthony Davis a late scratch due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Jaxson Hayes started in Davis’ place and scored six points along with nine rebounds.

Key moment

Reaves had an alley oop to James on a fast break to give the Lakers a 102-95 lead with 2:32 remaining. It ended up being their last basket of the game.

Key stat

The Lakers were 12 for 19 shooting in the fourth quarter, including five 3-pointers.

Up next

Nets visit Oklahoma City on Sunday to finish a six-game trip, and Lakers play at the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nic Claxton vs. Jaxson Hayes (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Jaxson Hayes makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Austin Reaves assists)	2	0
11:20	Keon Johnson misses driving layup	2	0
11:18	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	2	0
11:12	Max Christie lost ball turnover (Ben Simmons steals)	2	0
11:08	Ben Simmons makes 2-foot dunk	2	2
10:50	Austin Reaves makes driving layup	4	2
10:41	Ziaire Williams makes layup (Ben Simmons assists)	4	4
10:30	Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot driving dunk (Max Christie assists)	6	4
10:09	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	6	4
10:09	Keon Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2	6	4
10:09	Nets offensive team rebound	6	4
10:09	Keon Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	6	5
9:52	Max Christie misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	5
9:49	Ziaire Williams defensive rebound	6	5
9:43	Rui Hachimura kicked ball violation	6	5
9:36	Noah Clowney misses 29-foot three point jumper	6	5
9:32	Keon Johnson offensive rebound	6	5
9:27	Ziaire Williams misses driving layup	6	5
9:26	Nic Claxton offensive rebound	6	5
9:26	Nic Claxton makes dunk	6	7
9:03	Max Christie makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	9	7
8:53	Noah Clowney makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Simmons assists)	9	10
8:36	Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	10
8:34	Nets defensive team rebound	9	10
8:19	Keon Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot (Ben Simmons assists)	9	12
8:09	Ziaire Williams shooting foul	9	12
8:09	Max Christie misses free throw 1 of 2	9	12
8:09	Lakers offensive team rebound	9	12
8:09	Max Christie makes free throw 2 of 2	10	12
7:51	Keon Johnson makes driving layup (Nic Claxton assists)	10	14
7:51	Austin Reaves shooting foul	10	14
7:51	Keon Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1	10	15
7:34	Keon Johnson personal foul	10	15
7:20	LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot	10	15
7:16	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	10	15
7:09	Keon Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	10	15
7:06	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	10	15
7:01	LeBron James makes driving layup	12	15
6:51	Noah Clowney bad pass (Austin Reaves steals)	12	15
6:47	Max Christie misses 22-foot three point shot	12	15
6:43	LeBron James offensive rebound	12	15
6:42	Max Christie makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	15	15
6:42	Nets Full timeout	15	15
6:42	Tyrese Martin enters the game for Ziaire Williams	15	15
6:42	Day'Ron Sharpe enters the game for Nic Claxton	15	15
6:42	Jalen Wilson enters the game for Keon Johnson	15	15
6:20	Jalen Wilson misses 13-foot two point shot	15	15
6:18	Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound	15	15
6:18	Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point shot	15	15
6:16	Max Christie defensive rebound	15	15
6:08	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point shot	15	15
6:04	Jalen Wilson defensive rebound	15	15
5:47	Noah Clowney misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	15
5:45	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	15	15
5:25	Austin Reaves misses driving layup	15	15
5:23	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	15	15
5:19	Ben Simmons out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	15
5:19	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	15	15
4:58	Max Christie misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	15
4:55	Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound	15	15
4:30	Noah Clowney misses 3-foot two point shot	15	15
4:28	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	15	15
4:16	Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	15
4:13	Jalen Wilson defensive rebound	15	15
4:04	Day'Ron Sharpe misses 5-foot two point shot	15	15
4:01	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	15	15
3:50	Rui Hachimura misses driving layup	15	15
3:48	Noah Clowney defensive rebound	15	15
3:42	Ben Simmons misses two point shot	15	15
3:40	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	15	15
3:33	Austin Reaves makes two point shot	17	15
3:33	Ben Simmons defensive goaltending violation	17	15
3:12	Jalen Wilson makes driving layup	17	17
2:55	Gabe Vincent steps out of bounds turnover	17	17
2:55	Lakers Full timeout	17	17
2:55	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	17	17
2:55	Trey Jemison III enters the game for Rui Hachimura	17	17
2:55	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Ben Simmons	17	17
2:55	Tosan Evbuomwan enters the game for Noah Clowney	17	17
2:41	Trey Jemison III personal foul	17	17
2:32	D'Angelo Russell makes driving layup (Day'Ron Sharpe assists)	17	19
2:15	Max Christie misses driving floating jump shot	17	19
2:13	Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound	17	19
2:02	D'Angelo Russell misses driving floating jump shot	17	19
2:00	Nets offensive team rebound	17	19
2:00	Shake Milton enters the game for Max Christie	17	19
2:00	LeBron James enters the game for Austin Reaves	17	19
1:50	Jalen Wilson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Martin assists)	17	22
1:33	LeBron James makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	22
1:14	Day'Ron Sharpe misses driving layup	20	22
1:12	Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound	20	22
1:12	Trey Jemison III shooting foul	20	22
1:12	Day'Ron Sharpe misses free throw 1 of 2	20	22
1:12	Nets offensive team rebound	20	22
1:12	Day'Ron Sharpe makes free throw 2 of 2	20	23
54.1	Tosan Evbuomwan shooting foul	20	23
54.1	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	21	23
54.1	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	21	23
51.1	Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound	21	23
32.1	D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	23
30.1	Tosan Evbuomwan offensive rebound	21	23
21.1	D'Angelo Russell misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	23
18.2	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	21	23
2.0	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	24	23
0.0	(00:00) [Nets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	24	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	23

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

3:30 AM, January 18, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, Spectrum Sports Net, YES

Attendance

18,473

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Scott Twardoski, Natalie Sago

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

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