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NEW YORK -- When Larry Nance Jr. kept climbing until he had all but jumped over Brook Lopez for an electrifying dunk late in the third quarter, the Lakers looked ready to overcome any obstacles standing in their way.Then the Brooklyn Nets made sure that was about the final highlight for Los Angeles.Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points, Sean Kilpatrick had 22 and the Nets sent the Lakers to their eighth straight loss with a 107-97 victory Wednesday night.Nances dunk came near the end of the Lakers 33-point third period, but they managed just seven baskets in the fourth -- none over the final 6-plus minutes.Our offense kind of hit a wall, Nance said.Lopez added 20 points for the Nets, who played without Jeremy Lin again but avoided a third consecutive defeat. Trevor Booker grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds and helped key Brooklyns rare fourth-quarter defensive stand.I think if were going to take a step thats where we need to take a step, is defensively, coach Kenny Atkinson said. I was very pleased.Lou Williams scored 16 points for the Lakers, who have fallen from a .500 team early in Luke Waltons first season as coach to one that is 10-18. They shot 38.5 percent from the field and were dismal as well from 3-point range (22 percent) and the free throw line (61.8).As a group, as a team, weve got a lot to learn about winning and how hard it is, Walton said. Its frustrating, but its where we are at. Like I told our guys, were going to find a way out. When that is? Time will tell.The Lakers led by one midway through the fourth before consecutive follow shots by Luis Scola and Lopez put Brooklyn on top for good, and Lopez had back-to-back baskets later during an 11-2 run that gave the Nets a 102-94 advantage with 4:47 to play.Los Angeles kept misfiring and the Nets eventually increased the lead to double digits near the end.Nick Young scored 14 points but shot 5 of 15 for the Lakers, who had won the last three meetings. He dislocated his finger but said he was OK.It wasnt no real Kobe moment, he said. You know, it wasnt that (badly) dislocated. It will be all right.TIP-INSLakers: Young and DAngelo Russell both played their third game since an injury absence. Walton said a minutes restriction remained in place for Russell, who missed 12 games with a sore left knee, but no longer for Young, who was sidelined six games with a strained right calf. ... The Lakers lost for just the fourth time in the last 20 meetings.Nets: Bogdanovic had his sixth 20-point game of the season but first at home. ... The Lakers 13 second-quarter points were the fewest the Nets have allowed in any period this season.LINS LOSSLin had just returned from a 17-game absence with a strained left hamstring to play in the Nets loss at Houston on Monday. Atkinson said the point guards back tightened up Wednesday morning and Lin was ruled out shortly before the game.WALTONS WORDSWalton was fined $15,000 by the NBA for verbally abusing a game official and not leaving the court in a timely manner after an ejection for arguing what he thought should have been a foul in a loss to Sacramento. But apparently, he wont change his fighting ways when he deems it necessary. Our guys arent getting treated right, then Im going to stand up for them, Walton said.UP NEXTLakers: Visit Philadelphia on Friday for the third stop on their seven-game trip.Nets: Visit Orlando on Friday. The Magic have won the last four meetings. Nike Air Max 270 Uk . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. 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Cronulla superstar Ben Barba credits a happy - and hectic - home life and the Sharks brotherhood for his spectacular return to his breathtaking best.Two years after being shown the door at Brisbane as he battled personal demons and fought to save his NRL career, Barba is on track to join some of rugby leagues all-time greats as a dual Dally M Medallist.And the born-again 27-year-old says he owes it all to family, Sharks teammates, coach Shane Flanagan and his able assistants Steve Price and James Shepherd.Above all, Barba says his four young daughters Bodhi, 7, Bronte, 5, 20-month-old Blaise and baby Bobbi, just seven weeks, makes life on and off the field simply a joy.Having the four little girls now, its enjoyable and they keep a smile on my face, Barba told AAP ahead of Cronullas big clash with Canberra on Saturday.The electrifying fullback is happy to sleep out on the lounge to get the required rest to train the house down as he helps steer the Sharks to their first minor premiership in 17 years.Barba was right in the mix, just five points shy of the Dally M leaders before polling went behind closed doors after round 16.The 2012 winner is certain to have polled heavily in starring roles in Cronullas four victories since before his two-try hand in Monday nights 18-all draw with Gold Coast.Jarryd Hayne, Cliff Lyons, Mick Potter, Peter Sterling, Cronulla great Gavin Miller, Andrew Johnss and four-time recipient Johnathan Thurston are the only players to have landed multiple medals.ddddddddddddObviously winning one was pretty special, Barba said.But its a bit like the season and the old cliche: theres a long way to go.Look, I know Ive got to keep performing from here on in.Theres five more games weve got some tough teams to play and Ill take it each week and hopefully I can put in my best performances on the field at the right times and we go into the finals series flying.Barba is already flying.In the last four rounds, he is the NRLs top try scorer (four), leads the league for try assists (eight) and line-break assists (nine), has busted the third most tackles (20) and is fourth for linebreaks (four).Its just down to hard work, putting in the effort with my teammates, he said.Its not just myself but everyone. When everyones working that little bit harder, the environments good and you win footy games.And obviously its a lot better this year. Starting at fullback and being settled after a year down here has helped me a lot.I keep going back to my teammates and the coaches at the club for pushing me along and challenging me and allowing me to enjoy my football, which has got me back into the right head space to be playing good football again. ' ' '