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Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks

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28-19, 12-13 Away
Final
128 - 112

32-17, 17-9 Home

LeBron James has a triple-double and another win at Madison Square Garden as Lakers beat Knicks

How a photo with LeBron impacted Brunson's NBA journey

James' big night was quickly overshadowed by news that Luka Doncic is headed to the Lakers in a blockbuster three-team trade that will send Anthony Davis to Dallas.

A person with knowledge of the agreement said early Sunday that Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris are headed to the Lakers, while Davis and Max Christie are going to Dallas. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team can announce the deal while it awaits league approval.

James improved to 23-8 at his favorite arena to visit, easily surpassing the 28 points per game he had been averaging in the building. He also became the seventh NBA player with 2,500 3-pointers. James made three of the Lakers' 19, one off their season high.

Austin Reaves added 27 points and Rui Hachimura had 21 for the Lakers, who shot 58% from the field.

Josh Hart had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in his seventh triple-double of the season, but the Knicks had their five-game winning streak snapped. Jalen Brunson added 17 points and Mikal Bridges had 16.

Takeaways Lakers: With five players making at least three 3-pointers, the Lakers showed off the kind of balanced shooting that makes any team with James dangerous.

Knicks: More important than the game for the Knicks is the OG Anunoby, who limped off with a sprained right foot in the third quarter after scoring 13 points.

Key moment The chants for Bronny James grew louder late in the game and he finally got in when his father checked out with 1:50 to play. Bronny made a nice lefty layup on his only shot.

Key stat Knicks All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns shot just 3 for 12 and finished with 11 points.

Up next The Lakers go back to Los Angeles but not quite home, finishing their six-game trip Tuesday at the Clippers. The Knicks host Houston on Monday.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 128 - 112
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 128 - 112
4th 13.0 Ariel Hukporti makes dunk (Tyler Kolek assists) 128 - 112
4th 20.1 Bronny James out of bounds bad pass turnover 128 - 110
4th 36.1 Trey Jemison III defensive rebound 128 - 110

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ny.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNY
47-81 FG 44-95
58.0 Field Goal % 46.3
19-40 3PT 10-28
47.5 Three Point % 35.7
15-18 FT 14-19
83.3 Free Throw % 73.7
37 Rebounds 44
3 Offensive Rebounds 16
34 Defensive Rebounds 28
26 Assists 33
9 Steals 7
4 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
18 Fast Break Points 9
52 Points in Paint 54
22 Fouls 16
18 Largest Lead 3
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Karl-Anthony Towns, C Day-To-Day 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
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Maxi Kleber, PF Out Feb 4

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 46 29 .613 - W2
Golden State 43 31 .581 2.5 W2
LA Clippers 43 32 .573 3 W1
Sacramento 36 39 .480 10 L2
Phoenix 35 40 .467 11 L3

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 56 19 .747 - W9
New York 47 27 .635 8.5 W2
Toronto 28 47 .373 28 W4
Brooklyn 25 51 .329 31.5 W2
Philadelphia 23 52 .307 33 L8
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