Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James had 29 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101.

The Los Angeles Lakers held on to defeat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 on Friday night thanks to a career night from Austin Reaves and a great performance from LeBron James.

The Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night, looking to build off their comeback win against the Miami Heat. These two teams made a trade a few weeks ago, swapping D’Angelo Russell for Dorian Finney-Smith.

Anthony Davis was a late scratch against the Nets on Friday night because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot. It marked his third missed game of the season.

Lakers center Anthony Davis missed only his third game this season after being a late scratch from the lineup before the matchup against the Brooklyn Nets.

The proposed trade would send the floor-spacing center to the Los Angeles Lakers to pair with Anthony Davis and LeBron James.

Los Angeles Lakers sixth man small forward Dorian Finney-Smith has been ruled out for what would have been his first clash with his last team, the Brooklyn Nets

The Lakers can still trade for a big man ahead of the deadline but are going to add some size in the meantime. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Los Angeles is planning to sign former New Orleans Pelicans center Trey Jemison. He was just recently waived by the team after playing in 16 games this season.

Austin Reaves and LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a close win over D'Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been on the search for center depth virtually all season. Head coach JJ Redick, at times, has had only Anthony Davis and two-way center Christian Koloko to turn to, leading the team to play mostly small-ball.

Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James added 29 points with eight assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of Anthony Davis to earn a 102-101 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Friday.

The Los Angeles Lakers get their first look at D’Angelo Russell back at Crypto.com Arena, but this time in a different uniform, as they host the Brooklyn Nets seeking to stay in the top six in the Western Conference.