NEW YORK _ There are some games the Lakers win with defense, like their 100-92 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Thursday night's win was of a different sort.
Very few defensive stops were made in the game, but the Lakers had enough firepower. They beat the Brooklyn Nets, 128-113, to sweep a New York City back-to-back and improve to 36-9. The loss dropped the Nets to 18-25.
LeBron James finished with a triple-double that included 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. He will go to Philadelphia 18 points shy of passing Kobe Bryant for third on the all-time scoring list.
Overall, the Lakers made 52.4% of their shots and 54.3% of their 3-pointers, with Danny Green contributing a team high four of them. Six players scored in double figures and Anthony Davis (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Dwight Howard (14 points, 12 rebounds) each contributed double doubles.
The teams combined for 145 points at halftime. The Lakers eclipsed 100 points before the third quarter ended with a jubilant celebration following a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Jared Dudley.
Although the Nets cut the Lakers' deficit to three points in the third quarter, the Lakers pulled away in the fourth.
Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 20 points.
