Monday night in New York, the Knicks Julius Randle (34 points at 13/23, 10 rebounds, 4 assists) beat the Lakers, 111-96. A third victory in a row for the men of Tom Thibodeau, also helped by the 20 points ofElfrid Payton and the 14 points of Derrick Rose out of the bench. New York, 8th in the East, is back in the positive with a 28-27 record.
Two days after their lesson given to the Nets, the Lakers, dominated 47-33 in the rebound and 54-38 in the paint, this time failed to unfold their attack, with 25 turnovers having led to 29 points of the Knicks. Andre Drummond, 20 points and 11 rebounds against Brooklyn, this time took only 3 shots for 3 points (10 rebounds). Back after 2 games of absence (calf), Kyle Kuzma signed 14 points at 5/13 while Dennis Schröder finished top scorer of the team ahead Markieff Morris (17) with 21 points. Wesley Matthews (0/3) and Marc Gasol (5 minutes, 3 points) were also back.
In front of 2 points after 12 minutes then led 55-52 at the break, the Lakers were still behind by 4 points (66-62) in the 3rd quarter (26-16) when they conceded a 13-2 ( Last 5 points signed Randle) which increased the score to 79-64. The team came back to 92-87 on a 10-0 mid-fourth quarter but Payton and Randle on a 2 + 1 scored to give the Knicks a 10-point lead. The All-Star then found another basket and then a free throw to further widen the gap, 100-87.
Nerlens Noel signed 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 4 steals for New York as a starter at position 5.
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