Up next for Lakers: Sunday vs. New Jersey

Lakers tonight VS. NEW JERSEY When: 6:30. Where: Staples Center. On the air: TV: FS West; Radio: 710, 1330. Records: Lakers 12-3, Nets 0-16. Record vs. Nets (2008-09): 2-0. Update: The Nets are one loss from matching the worst start in NBA history, a mark held by the expansion Miami Heat to start the 1988-89 season and the Clippers in the lockout-shortened 1999 season. Center Brook Lopez is one of the few bright spots for the Nets, averaging 17.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. -- Mike Bresnahan