Without LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Dorian Finney-Smith and Max Christie, the Nets capitalized on an advantageous situation and escaped with a 111-108 victory on Monday night.
Luka Doncic had 22, but without much of their offensive and defensive firepower, the Lakers came up short.
Noah Clowney paced Brooklyn with 19 and Keon Johnson added 18.
Brooklyn finally snapped an elongated 17 game losing streak to pull back to within five losses back of Chicago for the final play-in spot.
No rest for the wicked as Brooklyn travels to Cleveland tomorrow night.