by Jalen Brunson scored a 39-point summit, but was injured in the ankle and was in the locker room for the decreasing moments of overtime while the Knicks fell in the Lakers, 113-109, Thursday evening in Los Angeles.
The Lakers extended their victory sequence at eight, and the Knicks abandoned their first game of the West Coast of five games. This is the first time that the Knicks have lost an extension match this season.
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-New York seemed to be jetlaim to start it. In the first five minutes, only Brunson and Josh Hart appeared. The duo was a 4-en-4 combined on the field, marking the first 10 points of the team while the other starters were 0 for 5. No Knicks player other than Brunson or Hart would mark up to 3:45 in the first quarter.
Brunson and Hart combined for 19 points on a shooting 7 for 9. The rest of the team scored eight points on 4 shots in 14. In team, the Knicks fired 1 in 10 from three.
It was worse on the defensive, allowing Luka Donic To mark a quick 10 points and LeBron James To plead three aids from Pick and Rolls. The Lakers pulled to a clip of 57.9% and exceeded the Knicks 14-10 in the opening framework. Despite this, the Knicks were only decreasing by 31-27, thanks to a Fadeway de Brunson jumper at the expiration of time.
-Vo the secondary unit on the ground to start the second, the Knicks achieved a race of 11-1 due to an increase in defensive intensity and three-point shot in the end. Lakers were also cold, going 0 for 8 during the quarter. The Knicks built a 12 -point lead with 2:48 to do, but Los Angeles became more aggressive, leading to the basket and firing faults. The three-point shot from the Knicks helped to extend the biggest runs of Lakers and they entered the half-time in height of 60-51.
OG Anunoby was the star of the second quarter for the Knicks, marking 13 points out of 5 out of 5 (3-in-3 out of three)
-The advance of the Knicks in the third remained the same for the majority of the quarter. The Lakers carried out a 7-0 race with less than four minutes to play, but the defense of the Knicks has shrunk to rebuild their two-digit lead. Brunson scored 10 points in the quarter and was the engine of the Knicks offensive throughout. Dalton Knecht Hit a three -point pointer at the expiration of time to pull the Lakers in eight points before the fourth quarter to swing part of the momentum.
-The minutes no Brunson at the beginning of the fourth did not go well for the Knicks. The offensive seemed stagnant and Tom Thibodeau I had to return to his leader with eight minutes to play. The Lakers, even with Brunson on the ground, reduced the Knicks advance to one with four minutes to play, thanks to a 10-1 race and the defense of Los Angeles, forcing turnover after turnover.
The teams exchanged buckets in front of a Jacques three with less than two minutes to tie the 96 each, and a Gabe Vincent Three put the Lakers with 1:21 to go. Brunson and one equalized the scoring again, but after a big defensive stand of the Knicks, the Lakers doubled Brunson to take the ball out of his hand, and Hart could not shoot his shot in time while the match went to overtime.
-In extension, it was time to start. The most recent laker struck two consecutive shots, including a three of the arc beyond the arc with Anunoby draped on him. Brunson responded with four consecutive points but Austin Reaves Hit a three to close the Knicks race.
Knicks Nation must hold back his breath after Brunson went to the basket and rolled his ankle on the landing. He struck the two free throws to equalize the match at 107-107, but had to be helped at the rear.
The Lakers hit two free throws, giving Knicks the ball with a minute to do. Miles McBride missed a good look but Cities of Karl-Anthony was called for the lack of a loose ball on James. The 40 -year -old sank his two free throws to put it by two scores. The defense of the Lakers continued to run the Knicks of the three -point line and in New York, without Brunson being able to decide how to take a hit. Anunoby went to the basket and made the lay-up and was at fault. Unfortunately, the attacker missed his frank launch. James was the victim of a fault on the rebound and made the two free throws to seal the victory.
-The cities returned to the alignment after missing Tuesday’s match for personal reasons, and it was visibly slower, picking up two fast faults in the opening framework and relegated to the bench. Towns finished with 12 points on 3 out of 13 shots (1 for 6 out of three), 14 rebounds and a pass.
–Mitchell Robinson, During his fourth return match after an injury, he only made 13 minutes, but provided a certain size. But with the Little Lakers team, Robinson was not used as much. He scored six points and caught four boards. We also saw our first minutes where the cities and Robinson were on the ground at the same time, but it was brief.
–Precious Achiuwa was not available in this game, which meant that the bench had to do much more work. The Knicks bench scored only 14 points with Robinson by putting six in 13 minutes of work.
-Anunoby was the second top scorer, going up 20 points while Hart (18) and Bridges (6) completed the scoring for Knicks starters.
Dononic scored 32 points on 9 shots out of 23 (4 for 12 of three) and collected 12 assists and fell with seven rebounds – in addition to four interceptions to lead the Lakers. James collected 31 points with 12 rebounds and eight assists.
Game MVP: Jalen Brunson
Without Brunson, the Lakers could have ranged the match in the first quarter. He was also the engine of the offensive and without him, the Knicks could not get the shots they needed to attach or win in OT.
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What is the next step
The Knicks remain in Los Angeles to continue their trip to the West Coast Friday against the Clippers. The council is defined for 10:30 p.m.
