For Lakers rookie Bronny James, the game was extra special as he got reunited with Nets forward Ziaire Williams, his former teammate at Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles. After the matchup, James and Williams exchanged jerseys and posed for a picture. The Lakers guard posted it on his Instagram story.

On Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Brooklyn Nets by a score of 102-101. Austin Reaves led the team with 38 points in 37 minutes of playing time.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers had a prime opportunity at an easy win on Friday night, hosting a tanking Brooklyn Nets team that was coming off a 59-point loss to the L.A.

Despite a close miss by D'Angelo Russell, the Nets lost to the Lakers 102-101 in what was supposed to be a revenge game for Russell, who had 19 points, six rebounds, and eight assists off the bench. Ziaire Williams had 15 points and Tosan Evbuomwan had 15 points and six rebounds off the bench to continue his impressive stretch for Brooklyn after being one of the team's recent Two-Way signings.

The final shot fell to D'Angelo Russell—traded by LA to the Nets just weeks earlier for the second time—but his attempt was just a bit too strong. Brooklyn's veteran guard came close to a triple-double,