Lakers comeback victory capitalized on Russell's buzzer beater
Down by 20 in the first quarter, the Lakers put up a 30-point turnaround in the next three quarters
Recap of Nets/Lakers game played on January 19, 2024
1st Quarter
The Lakers would like to forget the first half of the first quarter as they played their worst basketball of the season and it showed on the scoreboard. The Lakers were down 21-3 midway through the quarter. Those three points for the Lakers all came from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets increased their lead to twenty points, 31-11, but the Lakers finished the quarter on a strong note. The Lakers outscored the Nets 17-6 to get the deficit down to single digits, 37-28.
2nd Quarter
The Lakers continued to battle back against the Nets in the second quarter. Cam Thomas knocked down a three-pointer that put the Nets up by twelve, 48-36. The Lakers got some unexpected offense by rookie Maxwell Lewis in the second quarter. Lewis came in the game and immediately made an impact. With the Lakers down by nine at this point, 52-43, Lewis knocked down a three-point shot and then came back with a slam dunk, cutting into the Nets lead, 52-48. The Nets leading 54-48, the Lakers would hit back-to-back three-pointers by Christian Lewis and Maxwell Lewis tied the game 54-54. The Lakers had come back from twenty down to tie the game. Christian Wood hit a three-pointer just before the end of the quarter, sending the game into halftime all tied up at 62-62.
3rd Quarter
During the third quarter the lead was changing almost every other possession. The Nets opened the quarter scoring the first five points, giving them a 67-62 lead. The Lakers scored the next five points to tie the game up 67-67. D'Angelo Russell scored the Lakers eight points of the quarter as the Lakers were holding on to a two-point lead, 96-94 heading into the fourth quarter.
4th Quarter
The Lakers came out in the fourth more aggressive and it turned into them creating some space from the Nets. With the game tied 98-98, the Lakers went on a 12-2 run to give them their biggest lead of the game, ten points, 110-100. Russell again, was the catalyst, having scored eight of those twelve points. There was still more than six minutes left in the game as the Nets responded with a quick 8-0 run of their own, pulling them to within two, 110-108. Up 117-110, the Lakers looked like they were ready to close the book on the Nets, but the Nets defense forced the Lakers into some crucial turnovers that they capitalized on quickly. Bridges scored five of the next seven points to tie the game 117-117. With the Lakers up by two, 122-120 the Nets attacked the basket where Nicolas Claxton was able to score on a layup, again the game now tied 122-122 with 1.5 seconds left. The Lakers called a timeout to advance the ball and on the inbounds play they got the ball to D'Angelo Russell who turned and squared up and hit a game winning buzzer beater from behind the three-point line, completing yet another Lakers come from behind home victory this year, 125-122.
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@ |  |
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| Brooklyn Nets |
37 |
25 |
32 |
28 |
122 |
| Los Angeles Lakers |
28 |
34 |
34 |
29 |
125 |
Brooklyn Nets Player Stats
Mikal Bridges - 27 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals
Cam Thomas - 26 points, 2 assists
Nic Claxton - 19 points, 19 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 4 blocks
Spencer Dinwiddie - 16 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal
Dorian Finney-Smith - 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Los Angeles Lakers Player Stats
D'Angelo Russell - 31 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
LeBron James - 21 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Anthony Davis - 14 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 4 blocks
Christian Wood - 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks
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Reaves attacking the basket against the defensive pressure
James trying to knock down the three-pointer with a contested hand
Anthony Davis also trying to knock down a jumper with the defense contesting
Still frame of Russell's game winning three-pointer
0.2 seconds on the clock as the ball has clearly left his hand
And the ball sinks right in the basket
The Lakers storm the court as you can see D'lo on the right paying homage to Kobe
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