Game thread: New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers 2/3/2024 7:30pm [Game #50]

[rady]

(25-25) -- (32-17)



​

Venue​	TV​	TIME​
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY​	ABC​	8:30 PM EST​

 

[Kiyaman]

Thanks for the Game Thread Rady .. Tonight Game could be the BIG 10 !!!

 

[Kiyaman]

End of First Quarter .. Knicks 25 - Lakers 27
We played a 7 man rotation in the first quarter.
Brunson 10 pts on 5-11 shooting

 

[Kiyaman]

Half Time .. TIED @ 59

 

[Kiyaman]

1 min left in 3rd Qtr. .. The Knicks 7 Man rotation got a 86-78 lead over Lakers

 

[Kiyaman]

End of 3rd Quarter .. Knicks 86 - Lakers 80
Brunson 25 pts
Divo 21 pts
Achuwa 10 pts
McBride 10 pts
Hart 11 rbs
IHart 10 rbs

 

[Kiyaman]

About Time .. Time Out! 6 min remain in game Knicks 96 - Lakers 100
IHart on bench with 5 fouls, we only playing 7 players .. Flyn 3 min don't count.

 

[Kiyaman]

Why are the Knicks missing so many inside the paint shots going down the stretch ???
The Knicks lineup already put in 40 minutes of playing time .. everyone tired !!!

 

[Kiyaman]

Our win streak stops at 9 games .. The 7 player Knicks rotation the last two games, and the 2 games before that we had a 8 player rotation. Yeah, the Lakers knew we were out of it in the 4th quarter 33-19

 

[mafra]

4 games in 6 days… Knicks ran out of gas. Remember, both LeBron and AD took a few days off to rest for this game. Knicks still led most of second half until they emptied tank. Went scoreless for 7 minutes down the stretch, missing a few easy putbacks.

Also didn’t help refs allowed Lakers to play hands-on physical pushing Brunson around.

 

[mafra]

This season, Jalen Brunson has scored more points in the paint than Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis and Luka Doncic

AND

Brunson has made more three-pointers than Donovan Mitchell and James Harden and Kevin Durant

Think about that for a second.