The Los Angeles Lakers head to down the hall to face the Los Angeles Clippers in a Western Conference matchup that was previously known as 'the Hallway Series' due to these two teams once sharing Staples Center. The Lakers are 21-17, which puts them in sixth place. The Clippers are 23-17, which puts them in fifth place.

Here are three Brooklyn Nets takeaways from Friday's 102-101 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers in D'Angelo Russell's return to Los Angeles.

The Brooklyn Nets head to crypto.com Arena to face the Los Angeles Lakers in a non-conference matchup. The Nets are 14-27, which puts them in 12th place in the Eastern Conference. The Lakers are 21-17, which puts them in sixth place in the Western Conference.

Tune In: YES Network; WFAN Radio Bojan Bogdanovic, Cam Thomas, DeAnthony Melton, Maxwell Lewis, and Trendon Watford are out. For LA, Jarred Vanderbilt, Christian Wood, and Jalen Hood-Schifino are out.

The Lakers defeat the Nets, 102-101, as D’Angelo Russell misses the go-ahead shot with 4.6 seconds remaining. Lakers Top Performers Austin Reaves: career-high 38 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 3PM LeBron James: 29 points (10 points,