{"id":570378,"date":"2026-03-28T17:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/570378\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T17:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T17:13:10","slug":"lakers-116-99-nets-mar-27-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/570378\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers 116-99 Nets (Mar 27, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES — \u2014 Luka Doncic<\/a> had 41 points and eight rebounds while also picking up his suspension-triggering 16th technical foul during the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> ‘ 116-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Austin Reaves<\/a> scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter while the Lakers finally pulled away from the young Nets to secure their 11th victory in 12 games. LeBron James<\/a> added 14 points and eight assists for the Lakers in their return from a 5-1 road trip that has put them in third in the Western Conference standings.<\/p>\n

Josh Minott<\/a> had 18 points and six rebounds in Brooklyn’s 10th consecutive loss. Nic Claxton<\/a> and Ziaire Williams<\/a> scored 16 points apiece while leading the Nets’ lively effort, but both starters were kept on the bench for the entire fourth quarter along with Noah Clowney<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The young Nets still hung with the road-weary Lakers until the final minutes, erasing an early double-digit deficit and leading in the fourth quarter of their 20th loss in 22 games overall.<\/p>\n

Doncic hit five 3-pointers during his 15th 40-point game of the season, but the Slovenian superstar found trouble when he and Williams were whistled for double technical fouls in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Williams was celebrating an offensive foul called against Doncic by gleefully screaming in Doncic’s personal space. When Doncic reached out to shove Williams’ arm, Williams responded with a backhand swipe across Doncic’s face.<\/p>\n

Unless Doncic’s technical is rescinded, he will be suspended for a game. He already had a technical rescinded last week<\/a> after he was whistled for a verbal altercation with Orlando’s Goga Bitadze<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bronny James<\/a> played alongside his famous father for the second straight game, with LeBron getting the first father-son assist in NBA history<\/a> on Bronny’s 3-pointer in the second quarter. Bronny has been limited largely to mop-up action in his first two NBA seasons, but he has earned rotation minutes this week in the injury absence of Marcus Smart<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bronny and Williams played together in high school at Sierra Canyon School in suburban Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Nets: Host Sacramento on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Lakers: Host Washington on Monday after LA’s first consecutive days off since the All-Star break.<\/p>\n

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