NBA

New York Knicks at Los Angeles Lakers

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New York Knicks
40-22, 19-11 Away
Final
109 - 113

Los Angeles Lakers
40-21, 25-7 Home

Doncic and James propel Lakers to 113-109 overtime victory over Knicks for 8th straight win

Bobby Marks makes interesting comparison to Luka-LeBron duo

Doncic, who also had 12 assists and eight rebounds, had five points in overtime as the Lakers improved to 9-2 since he made his LA debut on Feb. 10.

James scored the Lakers' final four points, all at the foul line, and finished with 12 rebounds and eight assists for Los Angeles.

Knicks star Jalen Brunson was injured on a drive in overtime, twisting his right ankle and foot as he crashed to the floor after contact with Austin Reaves and with James close behind. Reaves was called for a foul after a review, and Brunson made both free throws before limping off after the Knicks intentionally fouled to stop the clock.

Brunson had 39 points and 10 assists.

The game was tied at 107 before Jaxson Hayes made a pair of free throws with 59.7 seconds remaining to put the Lakers on top for good.

James then made a pair of foul shots to put Los Angeles up by four after Karl Anthony-Towns was called for a loose ball foul after Miles McBride missed a jumper.

Takeaways Knicks: New York has the league's fifth-best record at 40-22, but is 0-9 against Cleveland, Oklahoma City, Boston and the Lakers, the four teams ahead of them.

Lakers: Los Angeles was 7 of 15 from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter and overtime after going 7 of 27 the first three quarters.

Key moment Los Angeles trailed 90-80 with 6:57 remaining before going on a 19-6 run to take its first lead since early in the second quarter. Gabe Vincent’s 3-pointer with 1:21 remaining gave the Lakers a 99-96 advantage before the Knicks evened it at 99 on Brunson’s three-point play.

New York had a chance to send it to overtime, but Josh Hart couldn’t get a shot off in the lane as time expired.

Key stat The Lakers didn't get to the foul line in the fourth quarter, but were 5 of 6 in overtime.

Up next The Knicks are at the LA Clippers on Friday, while the Lakers begin a four-game road trip against Boston on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

LAL win series 2-0

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 109 - 113
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 109 - 113
5th 0.1 Luka Doncic defensive rebound 109 - 113
5th 2.1 Miles McBride misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot 109 - 113
5th 9.1 LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 109 - 113

Statistics

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37-94 FG 38-89
39.4 Field Goal % 42.7
10-43 3PT 14-42
23.3 Three Point % 33.3
25-32 FT 23-28
78.1 Free Throw % 82.1
46 Rebounds 49
14 Offensive Rebounds 12
32 Defensive Rebounds 37
20 Assists 25
10 Steals 7
2 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 16
3 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
17 Fast Break Points 18
42 Points in Paint 44
21 Fouls 28
13 Largest Lead 9
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Maxi Kleber, PF Out Feb 4
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Karl-Anthony Towns, C Out Apr 1
Cameron Payne, PG Out Mar 31
Miles McBride, PG Out Mar 31
Jalen Brunson, PG Out Mar 30
Kevin McCullar Jr., F Day-To-Day Mar 30

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 56 19 .747 - W9
New York 48 27 .640 8 W3
Toronto 28 48 .368 28.5 L1
Brooklyn 25 51 .329 31.5 W2
Philadelphia 23 53 .303 33.5 L9

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers - 29 W2 0.61333334 46
Golden State 2 31 W3 0.58666664 44
LA Clippers 3 32 W1 0.5733333 43
Sacramento 10 39 L2 0.48 36
Phoenix 11.5 41 L4 0.46052632 35
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