Overview
- Tipoff is 7:30 p.m. ET in Brooklyn, with television coverage on YES Network and streaming options on NBA League Pass, Fubo and Peacock, subject to regional restrictions.
- Los Angeles has cooled after a 23–12 start, going 6–7 over its last 13 games with a 112–100 loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden most recently.
- In that defeat, Luka Dončić posted 30 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists, LeBron James added 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and the Lakers shot 28.6% from three and were outscored by 18 from deep.
- Brooklyn has dropped 13 of its past 15, including a 130–77 loss to the Pistons in which Nic Claxton was the lone starter in double figures and the team shot 32.9% from the field and 22.6% from three.
- The matchup pairs the Lakers at 29–19 and sixth in the West with the Nets at 13–35 and 13th in the East entering Tuesday night.