Los Angeles Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets
March 27, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Nets 116-99 on 2026-03-27 at home. The Lakers started LeBron James, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, and Jake LaRavia. The Nets started Nic Claxton, Ziaire Williams, Noah Clowney, Nolan Traore, and Drake Powell. Nolan Traore (Nets) scored 20 points (8/10) in his matchups, with Austin Reaves as his primary defender. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 13 points (5/19) in his matchups, with Drake Powell as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
116
Did not play: Kobe Bufkin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Maxi Kleber (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dalton Knecht (DNP - Coach's Decision), Drew Timme (DNP - Coach's Decision)
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
99
Did not play: Tyson Etienne (DNP - Coach's Decision), E.J. Liddell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Malachi Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- LeBron James · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia Starter 10.5 min
- Luke Kennard · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves 7.5 min
- LeBron James · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves 6.0 min
- LeBron James · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves 4.9 min
- LeBron James · Luke Kennard · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves 3.7 min
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nic Claxton · Ziaire Williams · Noah Clowney · Nolan Traore · Drake Powell Starter 18.4 min
- Terance Mann · Ochai Agbaji · Josh Minott · Ben Saraf · Chaney Johnson 8.0 min
- Terance Mann · Ochai Agbaji · Jalen Wilson · Josh Minott · Ben Saraf 7.4 min
- Jalen Wilson · Josh Minott · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell · Chaney Johnson 3.5 min
- Terance Mann · Nic Claxton · Ziaire Williams · Noah Clowney · Nolan Traore 2.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Lakers defense
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Nolan Traore 20 pts (8/10) in 52 possessions
Guarded by: Austin Reaves (21 %, 5 pts) · Jake LaRavia (21 %, 0 pts) · Rui Hachimura (18 %, 0 pts)
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Noah Clowney 15 pts (5/8) in 46 possessions
Guarded by: LeBron James (39 %, 2 pts) · Luka Dončić (21 %, 7 pts) · Austin Reaves (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | Ziaire Williams: 22 poss., 6 pts (2/6) · Noah Clowney: 10 poss., 7 pts (2/3) |
| Austin Reaves | Drake Powell: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nolan Traore: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| LeBron James | Noah Clowney: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Josh Minott: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Rui Hachimura | Nolan Traore: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Minott: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Chaney Johnson: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Minott: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Deandre Ayton | Nic Claxton: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Drake Powell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jake LaRavia | Nolan Traore: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ziaire Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Luke Kennard | Ben Saraf: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Terance Mann: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Josh Minott: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ochai Agbaji: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bronny James | Ben Saraf: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Minott: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Nets defense
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Luka Dončić 13 pts (5/19) in 80 possessions
Guarded by: Drake Powell (20 %, 0 pts) · Ziaire Williams (12 %, 7 pts) · Nic Claxton (11 %, 2 pts)
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LeBron James 10 pts (4/12) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Noah Clowney (26 %, 3 pts) · Josh Minott (15 %, 3 pts) · Jalen Wilson (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Ziaire Williams | Rui Hachimura: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Austin Reaves: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Nolan Traore | Austin Reaves: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luka Dončić: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Josh Minott | Jaxson Hayes: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · LeBron James: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Nic Claxton | Deandre Ayton: 24 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Luka Dončić: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Noah Clowney | LeBron James: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Austin Reaves: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ochai Agbaji | Luke Kennard: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jaxson Hayes: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ben Saraf | Austin Reaves: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Luke Kennard: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Drake Powell | Luka Dončić: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Austin Reaves: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Terance Mann | Luka Dončić: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Austin Reaves: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jalen Wilson | LeBron James: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luka Dončić: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/5) |
| Chaney Johnson | Jaxson Hayes: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Austin Reaves: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |