Los Angeles Lakers at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
LAL lead series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Nets: 36.9%
Lakers: 63.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Day'Ron Sharpe, C | Day-To-Day | Jan 31 |
| Cameron Johnson, SF | Out | Jan 31 |
| Noah Clowney, F | Out | Jan 31 |
| Cam Thomas, SG | Out | Jan 31 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic, SF | Out | Jan 22 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dorian Finney-Smith, PF | Day-To-Day | Jan 31 |
| Gabe Vincent, PG | Out | Jan 30 |
| Jalen Hood-Schifino, G | Out | Jan 29 |
| Anthony Davis, PF | Out | Jan 29 |
| Christian Wood, F | Out | Jan 28 |
WSH
CHA
MIAGame Information
Barclays Center
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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2024-25 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
27 | 19 | .587 | - | W1 |
 LA Clippers |
27 | 20 | .574 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Phoenix |
24 | 22 | .522 | 3 | L1 |
 Sacramento |
24 | 23 | .511 | 3.5 | L1 |
 Golden State |
24 | 23 | .511 | 3.5 | W2 |
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
- | 15 | W1 | 0.6875 | 33 |
 New York |
1 | 16 | W5 | 0.6666667 | 32 |
 Philadelphia |
13 | 27 | W4 | 0.41304347 | 19 |
 Toronto |
17.5 | 32 | W5 | 0.31914893 | 15 |
 Brooklyn |
18 | 33 | W1 | 0.3125 | 15 |
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