Noah Clowney scored 19 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat Los Angeles 111-108 in the Lakers’ first game since losing LeBron James to a strained left groin.

LeBron James flew back to California for treatment on his left groin strain and will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ four-game trip

SportsLine's model simulated Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Monday as LeBron James is out and Luka Doncic is probable

Even if Doncic does play, he and Austin Reaves could have a harder time carrying this offense to a big output. The Lakers have averaged 107 points over their last two games, and while those matchups were against the mighty Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, they also had James on the court.

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