The Los Angeles Lakers improved to 22-17 in this 2024-25 season with a narrow 102-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers were expected to breeze past the Nets even with Anthony Davis being out but nearly ended up losing,

The Los Angeles Lakers were fighting with everything they had to avoid picking up a loss in the Crypto.com arena on Friday night. The Brooklyn Nets, who started the night at 14-27, should have been easy pickings for the Lakers but without Anthony Davis,

Anthony Davis was a late scratch against the Nets on Friday night because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot. It marked his third missed game of the season.

Lakers center Anthony Davis missed only his third game this season after being a late scratch from the lineup before Friday's matchup against the Brooklyn Nets. Davis was downgraded to out 40 minutes before tipoff due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot.

Davis started the day as probable to play before being downgraded to questionable a little less than an hour before tipoff and ruled out 30 minutes before the game.

The Los Angeles Lakers will go for their second win in a row and get closer to moving into fifth place in the Western Conference when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. The Lakers, who have a 21-17 record,

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,

Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James added 29 points with eight assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of Anthony Davis to earn a 102-101 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Friday.

Austin Reaves finishes with 38 points and the Lakers hold on for a 102-101 win after former guard D'Angelo Russell misses a three-pointer in the final seconds.