The Los Angeles Lakers came off a 119-115 loss to the Houston Rockets looking to restart the momentum they had been building, and it looked like they had gotten a gift. They faced the Dallas Mavericks,

The Nets lost to the Pacers 113-99 and while the losing margin would indicate a blowout, the way Brooklyn played would prove that the team continued to battle despite being down b

Unfortunately for the Nets, even the presence of Russell was not enough to prevent the team from enduring a 130-113 loss to the Raptors. Russell had 22 points and eight assists in his debut (second stint) with the franchise while Cam Johnson had 24 points and three assists.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 23 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 20 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Nets 113-99 on Monday night. Brooklyn has now lost 10 of 13.