"A sellout crowd packed Barclays Center to watch what might have been LeBron James' last game in New York. They saw King James give Brooklyn a royal thrashing. The Nets got beaten 125-109 by James and his Lakers before a crowd of 18,248 on Tuesday night. And it wasn't as close as the score would indicate. This was yet another desultory performance by a team getting all too comfortable with getting blown out and bullied around."
"Brooklyn (13-36) had already suffered a 54-point loss to the Knicks on Jan. 21 and a 53-point rout at the Pistons on Sunday, only the fourth team in NBA history with multiple 50-point losses in the same season. They had a 37-point caning at the Clippers sandwiched in between, just for good measure. Tuesday they trailed by 39, before at least trying to make it respectable, rallying rather than wilting."
"Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Day'Ron Sharpe had season highs of 19 points, 14 boards and five assists off the bench, while Ziaire Williams added 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting in his return from injury. "I thought the win in Utah was good; and then the game in Detroit, we've just got too [lackadaisical]," Porter said before the game."
LeBron James and the Lakers beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-109 at Barclays Center before 18,248 fans, with Brooklyn falling behind by as many as 39 points. The Nets' 13-36 record includes multiple huge defeats this season, including 54- and 53-point losses and a 37-point loss to the Clippers. Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Day'Ron Sharpe posted season highs of 19 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, and Ziaire Williams scored 17 in his return. Coach Jordi Fernández emphasized the challenge of competing for all 48 minutes.
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