Brooklyn Nets

James, who is just 117 points from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA's all-time scoring leader, is dealing with left ankle soreness.

[117 points from passing](https://www.nba.com/news/lebron-james-scoring-tracker) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s all-time scoring leader, is dealing with left ankle soreness. Davis, meanwhile, will also be sidelined as he’s dealing with a right foot stress injury. [7:30 ET, NBA TV](https://www.nba.com/game/lal-vs-bkn-0022200757)), the team announced Sunday.

After a heartbreaking loss to the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers will not have their two stars vs. the Brooklyn Nets. The team announced on Sunday ...

As of right now, it looks as if the Lakers plan on both of their stars being available for Tuesday night's game against the New York Knicks. Because of this, it is possible that the team decided to rest their two stars for Monday's game with the plan of bringing them back for the national television showdown in Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. After a heartbreaking loss to the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers will not have their two stars vs.

Brooklyn is 12-4 in its last 16 home games. Can the Nets add a win against the Lakers on Monday night?

The Lakers have gone over the total in two of their last three games, and I expect that to continue until the market completely adjusts to Davis’s return. The Nets have gone over in four of their last five games against Pacific Division teams. The Lakers should have had a pair of free throws to win the game in the final seconds, and they were still able to cover the spread as 7.5-point underdogs. The Nets were the hottest team in the NBA from the end of November to the beginning of January, going 16-1 in that 17-game stretch. The Lakers have struggled defensively as well, with the over cashing in 15 of their 25 road games. They are currently in last place in the Pacific Division, but they are only two games back of a spot in the play-in tournament. He scored 21 of his 32 points in the final 9.5 minutes against the Nets on Saturday. Los Angeles has covered the spread in four of its last five games, and it has gone 5-0-1 ATS in its last six road games. [Lakers](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) had a late no-call go against them at the end of regulation on Saturday, and Boston wound up winning in overtime. However, they lost nine of their next 13 games to continue their extremely inconsistent start to the season. [No House Advantage: Bet on player over/unders VS THE HOUSE to 21x your bet OR play in PICK 'EM contests against other people! They responded by winning eight of their next 10 games to get back on track.

The Lakers enter the second phase in their set of five games away from home on Monday when they take to the Barclays Center for a contest against the ...

The remedy came in the shape of the New York Knicks. [Joe Harris](https://news.sportsinteraction.com/nba/player/joe-harris-748096) netted 16, both Royce O’Neale and [Seth Curry](https://news.sportsinteraction.com/nba/player/seth-curry-740583) were good for 14, and Nic Claxton contributed with 13. Irving easily led the way with 32. Conversely, the Lakers have handled the Nets with relative ease in each of their three victories. The Nets are similar to their opponents with respect to point spreads. Such was the case for Brooklyn. [Anthony Davis](https://news.sportsinteraction.com/nba/player/anthony-davis-750979) was grossly ineffective in his second game back, with a -16 rating, although he did grab 10 rebounds. King James and company have successfully covered four of the last five spreads. [Jayson Tatum](https://news.sportsinteraction.com/nba/player/jayson-tatum-774860) thwacked James’ left arm while attempting a layup. Of note, few of the games have been close, with only the Nets win on Christmas Day 2021 decided by fewer than 10 points. not only lost on Saturday to the Boston Celtics, but controversy stained the game. As for Brooklyn, they remain home after handling their regional rivals the Knicks on Saturday.