The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 126-101, at Barclays Center on Saturday night.

The Lakers (33-20) came into the contest as sizable underdogs to the host Nets (36-17), which outnumbered them in healthy key players by a fairly wide margin. However, it was the defending champions that came out of the gates hot, taking a 33-25 lead through one and still maintaining a three-point advantage by halftime. The tide turned for good in the third quarter, however, when Los Angeles played its best quarter of the game while outscoring Brooklyn, 31-19. That gave them an insurmountable edge, but the visitors tacked on another 10 points during the final 12 minutes for good measure.

Andre Drummond led the Lakers with a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double that also included one steal and one block. Dennis Schroder furnished 19 points, four assists and one rebound. Ben McLemore poured in 17 points. Talen Horton-Tucker generated a 14-point, 11-assist double-double that also included three rebounds and three steals. Markieff Morris and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope recorded 14 points apiece while pulling down six rebounds and dishing out five assists, respectively. Alfonzo McKinnie and Montrezl Harrell managed 10 points each while hauling in nine and eight rebounds, respectively.

Kevin Durant paced the Nets with 22 points, supplementing them with seven rebounds, five assists and one block. Kyrie Irving delivered 18 points and four rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge totaled 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and three blocks.

The Lakers remain on the road and in Empire State, next visiting the New York Knicks on Monday night. The Nets also hit the road and visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.