The Los Angeles Lakers entered a prime-time matchup missing five rotational players and lost another early in the second half.
Didn’t matter.
The energetic Lakers used ball pressure, sticky defense and good perimeter shooting to run past the Brooklyn Nets 126-101 on the road Saturday night. The Lakers corralled one steal and posted four blocks, forcing 19 Brooklyn turnovers while converting those into 25 points.
The Lakers also held the Nets to 43.8 percent shooting from the field and 101 total points, 18 below their league-leading average of 119 a contest.
In his second game back from a hamstring injury, Kevin Durant led the Nets with 22 points, seven rebounds and five a…
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