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03/28 00:13 CDT Luka Doncic scores 41 points and gets his 16th technical foul
in Lakers' 116-99 win over Nets
Luka Doncic scores 41 points and gets his 16th technical foul in Lakers' 116-99
win over Nets
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Luka Doncic had 41 points and eight rebounds while also
picking up his suspension-triggering 16th technical foul during the Los Angeles
Lakers ' 116-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.
Austin Reaves 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 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.
Josh Minott had 18 points and six rebounds in Brooklyn's 10th consecutive loss.
Nic Claxton and Ziaire Williams 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.
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.
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.
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.
Unless Doncic's technical is rescinded, he will be suspended for a game. He
already had a technical rescinded last week after he was whistled for a verbal
altercation with Orlando's Goga Bitadze.
Bronny James played alongside his famous father for the second straight game,
with LeBron getting the first father-son assist in NBA history 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.
Bronny and Williams played together in high school at Sierra Canyon School in
suburban Los Angeles.
Up next
Nets: Host Sacramento on Sunday.
Lakers: Host Washington on Monday after LA's first consecutive days off since
the All-Star break.
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