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Los Angeles Lakers
7-2 · 3-1 on the road
Thu 2/4
4:30 PM PT
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2-6 · 1-3 at home
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LakersOffense
NetsDefense

The Lakers lead the NBA in offensive rating (120.4), and the Nets rank 17th in defensive rating (110.7). A good spot for the offense against a middle-of-the-pack defense.

League average is 110.8, so the Lakers are 9.6 above it. Luka Doncic leads them with 38.5 points a game on 68.5% true shooting.

2/42026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Luka DoncicTop scorer · LAL
Michael Porter Jr.Top scorer · BKN
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2/42026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Lakers7-2
Nets2-6
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2/42026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
NetsOffense
LakersDefense
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2/42026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (LAL 9 games, BKN 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

LALBKN
Scoring
121.82nd · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
106.628th · Bottom 5
113.918th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
112.914th · Average
+7.97th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-6.221st · Below avg
Efficiency
120.41st · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
105.027th · Bottom 5
110.314th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
110.717th · Average
+10.14th · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
-5.621st · Below avg
102.215th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
101.718th
Shooting
60.2%1st · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.3%24th · Below avg
64.5%1st · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
55.8%21st · Below avg
14.69th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.111th · Average
38.8%3rd · Top 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
35.3%13th · Average
0.371st · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.335th · Top 5
Defense
53.5%16th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
54.2%19th · Average
10.24th · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.614th · Average
7.12nd · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.818th · Average
Possessions
16.7%27th · Bottom 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
16.3%26th · Bottom 5
26.8%17th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
24.5%25th · Below avg
39.929th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
42.919th · Average
24.823rd · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
22.828th · Bottom 5

Recent form

Los Angeles Lakers
WLWWW

Last 5: average margin +7.8 (season +7.9). Streak W3.

Brooklyn Nets
LLWLW

Last 5: average margin -2.4 (season -6.2). Streak W1.

Key players

Los Angeles Lakers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Luka DoncicF-G 38.58.18.068.5
Austin ReavesG 23.33.25.067.5
Walker KesslerC 14.410.21.170.6
Ziaire WilliamsG-F 10.73.02.070.5
Brooklyn Nets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Michael Porter Jr.F 21.47.41.260.8
Julius RandleF 21.07.14.857.1
Mikel Brown Jr.G 12.02.34.047.4
Nolan TraoréG 12.02.22.862.0

Injury report

Los Angeles Lakers

Nobody listed.

Brooklyn Nets
Egor Demin G · Right Bone Bruise · back ~11/11 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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