The Los Angeles Lakers (23-28, 10-16 Away) will try to break down one of the NBA’s top shooting defenses when they are on the road to face the New York Knicks (27-24, 12-13 Home) on Tuesday. Los Angeles is playing the second of a back-to-back after losing to the Brooklyn Nets 121-104 at Barclays Center yesterday.
Thomas Bryant was the standout player in defeat with 18 points and nine rebounds. The Lakers are 13th in the Western Conference. New York lost on Saturday at Barclays Center, falling to the Brooklyn Nets 122-115. Jalen Brunson had 26 points in defeat, carrying the team.
The Knicks are seventh in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Los Angeles and New York split their matchups last season, each team winning one game.
The Lakers triumphed in the last meeting 122-115 in overtime at Crypto.com Arena in February 2022. LeBron James and Malik Monk led the Lakers with 29 points apiece, while Anthony Davis played a key role with 28 points, 17 rebounds, and four blocks. RJ Barrett had 36 points in the loss. The Lakers have been led this season by James, who is averaging 30.2 points per game, seventh-highest in the NBA.
James also has grabbed 8.5 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook is dishing 7.5 assists. Julius Randle (24.7 ppg) and Brunson (22.5) have supplied much of the Knicks’ offense. Randle also has posted 10.8 rebounds per game, seventh-most in the league, while Brunson has tallied 6.2 assists per game.
The Knicks rank as one of the league’s stingiest FG% defenses, holding foes to to a third-lowest rate of 45.3%. The Lakers have had limited success at Madison Square Garden in recent seasons, losing eight of the last 10 games. Meanwhile, the Lakers are 4-4 when playing two days in a row this season and 2-3 in such games against rested opponents.
The Knicks are 0-1 with a rest advantage.Los Angeles is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -2.2 (117.4-119.6). New York has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 117.0 points per game on average while scoring only 115.4 (-1.6 margin).
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Anthony Davis: 18.5 | 26.7 | -8.2
KNICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Assists per game:
Julius Randle: 5.6 | 4.0 | +1.6
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