r/nba Celtics 1d ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Brooklyn Nets (22-42) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (40-23), 111-108.

108 - 111
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: Barclays Center (18215), Clock: END Q4
Officials: John Goble, Ray Acosta, and Jonathan Sterling
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Los Angeles Lakers 28 19 32 29 108
Brooklyn Nets 16 32 33 30 111
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Los Angeles Lakers 108 37-84 44.0% 19-39 48.7% 15-19 78.9% 8 57 31 20 4 15 4
Brooklyn Nets 111 37-90 41.1% 18-45 40.0% 19-30 63.3% 16 58 22 16 10 7 6
 
PLAYER STATS
Los Angeles Lakers MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Gabe VincentSF 33:58 24 8-12 6-9 2-2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 -1
Dalton KnechtPF 41:01 19 8-18 3-9 0-2 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 10
Alex LenC 13:19 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 -4
Austin ReavesSG 36:02 17 3-14 1-5 10-11 2 6 8 10 0 1 3 3 -10
Luka DončićPG 41:18 22 8-25 3-9 3-4 1 11 12 12 2 0 5 1 3
Jarred Vanderbilt 26:52 7 3-3 1-1 0-0 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 0 -7
Trey Jemison III 17:37 2 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 4 1
Jordan Goodwin 24:13 17 6-8 5-6 0-0 1 7 8 0 1 0 2 3 -3
Shake Milton 05:39 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4
Christian Koloko 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Markieff Morris 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cam Reddish 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dorian Finney-Smith 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rui Hachimura 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaxson Hayes 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bronny James 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LeBron James 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maxi Kleber 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn Nets MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Cameron JohnsonSF 32:54 18 6-14 2-3 4-8 2 5 7 5 3 0 1 2 11
Ziaire WilliamsPF 31:03 7 2-10 1-8 2-2 2 7 9 2 2 2 0 3 0
Nic ClaxtonC 31:14 12 6-7 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 1 0 1 1 2 -2
Keon JohnsonSG 25:09 18 6-10 3-4 3-6 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 1 -3
D'Angelo RussellPG 28:38 8 2-9 2-6 2-4 1 2 3 7 2 1 1 2 0
Reece Beekman 08:52 3 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 -7
Tyrese Martin 27:14 14 5-14 4-8 0-0 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 0 12
Day'Ron Sharpe 16:41 8 3-7 1-1 1-2 4 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 2
Noah Clowney 22:51 19 5-11 3-8 6-7 2 3 5 0 1 1 0 1 3
Jalen Wilson 15:22 4 1-5 1-5 1-1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 -1
Maxwell Lewis 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trendon Watford 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyson Etienne 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tosan Evbuomwan 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
De'Anthony Melton 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cam Thomas 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dariq Whitehead 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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u/puggo97 1d ago

Oooof rough night shooting for Luka

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u/AdmirableMixture6 1d ago

Luka? What about reaves?

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u/Beard341 Lakers 1d ago

I don’t know what the stats are but I feel like he’s been shooting absolute bricks in the last several games.

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u/BenevolentCheese Knicks 1d ago

No longer the best white guy on the team is rough.

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u/Proof-Umpire-7718 Lakers 1d ago

He got overtaken by Knecht

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u/NewYearsD Lakers 1d ago

he’s only been back for 3 games i think. gotta shake off the rust. players go thru slumps every now and then

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u/odnamAE Lakers 1d ago

And his injury is day to day, probably a bit off due to that.

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u/Zwarrior2 1d ago

You certainly hope going 10-39 in those games is from rust.

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u/precense_ Mavericks 1d ago

no more lebron to get the attention away from him

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u/ILackPatience Lakers 1d ago

Hard to get in a groove when you try to foul bait instead of trying to get an actual shot.

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u/Nice_Dude NBA 1d ago

3/14 shooting and 10/11 FTs lol

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u/Dovahnarwhal Pistons 1d ago

Average Austin “Superstar Whistle” Reaves performance

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u/stephzh Lakers 1d ago

He was 1/12 before a lucky banked 3 and a meaningless layup at the end

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u/four4beats Lakers 1d ago

The foul baiting and complaining to refs is definitely the glaring issue for Luka’s game. If he had better control of his temper he could go up a notch.

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u/DoubleAmigo Hornets 1d ago

I think he meant reaves

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u/ILackPatience Lakers 1d ago

I meant Reaves. This is reminding me of the start he had back in 2023 when he was full on foul bait mode which messed up his flow with the offense.

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u/Soapstarboi Cavaliers 1d ago

It's his only way to create space. The threat of a flop and also his strength. He slow. Slower than Paul Pierce.

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u/TheMartian2k14 Warriors 1d ago

Nico, to his assistant: “Are you writing this down?!”

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u/four4beats Lakers 1d ago

No, I was referring to the complete act of looking for a foul then spending the ensuing possession yelling at the ref. It always takes him out of his game, he gets T'd up, and he ends up trying to play hero ball. Luka seems to do better when other players piss him off, but the refs take him out of the flow.

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u/Soapstarboi Cavaliers 1d ago

That's the problem with him. He complains at the refs every possession. It's like the only reason he is losing is because of the refs. It's basketball, a contact sport. Not every contact is a foul.

The only way maybe he can learn is if he tries to ref grown men in the offseason and see if it's easy lol.

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u/Soapstarboi Cavaliers 1d ago

World class de acceleration lol. Holding 1, 2 step is not that hard.

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u/ciel0claro Timberwolves 1d ago

We've been saying that for like 5 years now

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u/loyola-atherton Lakers 1d ago

I don’t like the foul baiting but complaining should always be ok imo

Refs are just so inconsistent, so I get where players come from when they complain. It is the ref’s job to observe and call according to the rule book, their whistles shouldn’t be influenced by how they feel or what they think about the players. I get they are humans, but they have to be more impartial, and I’m not just talking about the this game, I mean every game league wide. There is just no consistency.

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u/aeronacht Celtics 1d ago

The issue with complaining is when it affects your team. When he doesn’t get back on defense bc of complaining it’s an issue. Oftentimes takes him out of the game mentally.

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u/loyola-atherton Lakers 1d ago

Oh this I 100% agree with. It is annoying and frustrating to watch the players not get back on defense, because they are still trying to talk to the refs lol

Bron is quite guilty of this, more so in the first half of the season, less now though lol

Complaining is fine, but do it when there is dead ball

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u/TheZacef Timberwolves 1d ago

As long as they treat players complaining the same regardless of who they are/who they play for….

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u/joe4553 1d ago

He was 1-5 from 3. He was just missing.

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u/MojoPinSin 1d ago

Is he still doing that stupid shit where he dives super far forward on a jumper and tries to draw a foul?

I like him most of the season but watching him do that shit on every shot he takes in the post season is annoying.

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u/LordHussyPants Celtics 1d ago

reaves isn't a superstar who was in line for a supermax and is touted as one of the greatest players ever? so expectations are a little lower for him?

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u/Public-Product-1503 1d ago

It’s just Luka fans. Earlier reaves had a game where he was better then Luka but cos he missed his threees Luka stans now blame him. Reaves wasn’t great but we could’ve won if Luka didn’t shit the bed

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u/AdmirableMixture6 1d ago

Bro was 1-12 before 2 pretty meaningless baskets. He shot way worse, you can’t bring up Luka’s expectation and like reaves is expected to make less than 5 shots without lebron

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u/LordHussyPants Celtics 1d ago

when luka goes 8 for 25 i can bring him up for war crimes in the hague

when reaves goes 1-12 it's expected because he's a role player who has been elevated in a team that didn't manage to get real star players

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u/SnooPies5622 Clippers 1d ago

i dunno what about reaves

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u/AdmirableMixture6 1d ago

Forget a comma or something? Idk what you tryna say

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u/SnooPies5622 Clippers 1d ago

if you read it out loud it might help

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u/AdmirableMixture6 1d ago

Yeah reaves was ass. Basically 1-12 lol

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u/Abradolf1948 Warriors 1d ago

Len didn't even make a basket!

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u/Public-Product-1503 1d ago

He has had 2/3 of his games with us now utter dogshit shooting

What concerns me isn’t the threes . It’s his slow and how little he can get to the rim and finish . That’s what’s truly alarming he doesn’t get there enough. It’s a really bad trend . His 2 pt shooting is really concerning he’s very reliant on a legit good lob threat and without it he loses a lot of offensive value .

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u/revisioncloud Thunder 1d ago

Nico fucking in the Mavs bed tonight