A month after winning at Madison Square Garden – this match had preceded the transfer for Luka Doncic – the Lakers won again against the Knicks. This time, in much more incredible conditions. It took an extension (113-109) and the large double-doubles of Slovenian and LeBron James to turn off the Knicks from a huge Jalen Brunson (39 points and 10 assists). And sign an 8th victory immediately!
Visitors had taken control of the game in the second quarter, after letting the storm Doncic pass, author of a big start in particular behind the arc, in the first twelve minutes (31-27). The Slovenian was much more grumpy in the following minutes, with the referees. And frustrated by the physical impact of his direct opponent Og Anunoby, whom he sometimes forgot in defense.
The Knicks winger signed a very solid sequence on both sides of the field to offer his team a comfortable mattress to his team at the break (51-60). Jalen Brunson was going to take over in the following period, during which the physical intensity of visitors was still disturbing the attack on the Lakers. To hang on, the Californians rather relying on a starting outdoor address, brought by Gabe Vincent and Dalton Knecht, author of a buzzer shot from the third period (76-84).
Jalen Brunson heroic then injured
The course of the match definitively changed in a fourth quarter where the New York attack derailed. While Karl-Anthony Towns fell into anonymity after an evening of clumsiness, Jalen Brunson had a lot more difficult to express himself. His team trying to find favorable duels, faced with Dononic in particular, Jaxson Hayes was still in the second curtain to prevent him from getting closer to the circle.
Opposite, the Lakers resumed their delay, always thanks to this 3-point address. Perfectly found in the corner by Luka Da thus, LeBron James showed the example. At least two minutes from the term, the “King” signed a new award-winning basket to equalize (96-96), then pushed in transition to find the X Gabe Vincent factor in the corner (99-96). Sanded, the Knicks relying on the inevitable Brunson who marked in 2+1 to equalize, under the eyes of an overexcited Spike Lee, before the two teams spin. If Josh Hart had scored well, it was after the buzzer …
There, Luka Doncic did a lot of trouble “Kat” by scoring 5 points in a row in front of him, including a 3-point still from nowhere. The debates were well launched in favor of the locals, but Brunson continued to fight like a lion to equalize (107-107) … before going out on injury. Deprived of their leader, visitors will no longer have the forces to respond to the Californians who finished work on the free throw line.
What to remember
– A sad end of fight for Jalen Brunson. The leader of the Knicks made the Lakers tremble throughout the evening. Unfortunately for the Knicks and him, he seems to have been seriously injured in the ankle, after a counterattack a minute from the end of the extension. The Knicks leader left his partners after a very big match, finished on his 13th double-double of the year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cozcoe90urq
– A first “road trip” test. Since the arrival of Luka Doncic, the Californians have played a majority of home matches. Ideal for delighting local public with the new attraction and especially to garner victories. They will be able to gauge themselves outside in the coming days with a series of unfavorable trips, starting with the shock on Saturday in Boston. The Lakers will then visit the Nets, then especially to the Bucks, and the Nuggets the next day. The Knicks face the Clippers next night, then move to Sacramento, Portland and San Francisco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPJAFZAPK4Y
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How to read the stats? Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; O = offensive rebound; D = defensive rebound; T = total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; +/- = Differential points when the player is on the field; Pts = points; EVAL: evaluation of the player calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
