The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a disappointing 111-108 defeat to the Brooklyn Nets, a team that had lost seven straight games. Even without LeBron James, Rui H

Gabe Vincent says the Los Angeles Lakers loss to the Brooklyn Nets was an outlier and that they're looking ahead to their next matchup.

Los Angeles star Luka Doncic logged his second triple-double with his new club, posting 22 points, 12 assists and 12 rebounds, but he also had five turnovers as the short-handed Lakers fell to the Brooklyn Nets 111-108 on Monday night at Barclays Center.

The Nets incessantly blitzed Luka with a double-team, forcing him into five turnovers. When he kept the ball, his shooting was brutal, as he made only 8-26 shots. Gabe Vincent outscored him on less than half the shots, which is about as clear a picture of inefficiency as you can have.

The Los Angeles Lakers‘ recent momentum was abruptly halted, first with a loss to the Boston Celtics, ending their eight-game

The Lakers had a chance at a win on Monday despite being shorthanded but let one slip away against the Nets in Brooklyn.

The Lakers couldn’t get it done Monday night in Brooklyn, falling 111-108 to a Nets team in 12th place in the Eastern Conference. Even with Luka Doncic posting another triple-double, the short-handed Lakers didn’t have enough firepower without LeBron James,

The Nets played the very disciplined brand of basketball fans have come to expect from Jordi Fernandez's team. The Lakers just didn't have the grit they needed to get into a dogfi