The Brooklyn Nets played their first game of the preseason on Monday against the Los Angeles Lakers at T-Mobile Arena and lost 129-126.
For the Nets, Cam Thomas had 26 points and two assists while Lonnie Walker IV had 14 points and two steals off the bench. Spencer Dinwiddie had 12 points and Ben Simmons had 10 points.
For the Lakers, Rui Hachimura had 19 points and five rebounds off the pine while Austin Reaves had 18 points and two assists. D’Angelo Russell had 14 points and Taurean Prince had 13 points.
In the first half, both teams shot the ball incredibly well in an up-tempo kind of exhibition. However, in the second quarter, the Lakers took off as Brooklyn’s shooting began to cool off.
In the second half, both teams began the way that they began the first half by scoring a lot of points and playing little defense. Brooklyn found a way to get back into the game as Los Angeles started to come back to Earth with its shooting and it made for an intense and fun game down the stretch.
Here are the Nets player grades from Monday’s preseason loss: