Game thread: New York Knicks @ Los Angeles Lakers 3/6/2025 10:00pm [Game #62]

[rady]

(40-21) -- (38-21)



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Venue​	TV​	TIME​
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA​	TNT/Max​	10:00 PM EST​

 

[Kiyaman]

Thanks for the Game Thread Rady .. This is a late night game on TnT @ 10:00 pm (my time in the East) a lot of Knicks fans may miss this Game. Not me, what about you Rady?

The Lakers old-man Lebron & Luka's Lakers are on a 6 game win streak, and tonight Game is in LA.
The Knicks are recovering from a 2nd half beat-down from GS Warriors Steph Curry and the Butler.
Tonight, after our previous game we Knicks are gonna take it out on the Lakers for a Knicks win on their home court.
I just hope we don't go to crunch time against the Lakers 3 ball shooters Reeves, Luka, and Lebron.

Tonight, our short rotation got shorter, having KAT out for personal reason, Hukporti out injured, and Precious & Mitch questionable, OG with a bent thumb. And we traded Jericho Sims for no apparent reason other than wanting playing time. I hope we don't have this type of problem when the playoff arrive.
Tonight Knicks game is all on Brunson and his Nova teammates.

 

[Kiyaman]

We have to go deep into our bench players tonight. I want our rookie Kolec on the court!
We have 8 bench players .. Deuce, Payne, Kolec, Shamet, Wright, Dadiet, Precios, and MarJon Beauchamp
How many of our bench players will receive 14 minutes of playing time when we need them for tonight game.
Or will stubborn Tibbs give our starter 5 lineup 40 minutes of playing time tonight Knowing we play the Clippers tomorrow?

 

[Kiyaman]

KAT in the starter lineup tonight. Lakers taking advantage of the Knicks size, taking it to KAT in the paint for 2 quick fouls on KAT 4 minutes into the game. 16-7 Lakers lead

 

[Kiyaman]

5 min into game Knicks are 4-9 FG and 1-4 from 3
Lakers are 5-8 and 2-4 from 3
16-10 lakers

 

[Kiyaman]

6 min into game 22-15 Lakers
Brunson 10 pts

 

[Kiyaman]

Brunson caught Luka for the Off foul

 

[Kiyaman]

End of the First Quarter .. Knicks 27 - Lakers 31

Brunson 14 pts
Luka 13 pts

 

[Kiyaman]

Knicks bench players went on a 17-4 run .. 40-36 Knicks lead

 

[jimkcchief88]

Hand down man down mama there’s go that man OG Knicks up by 10 halfway thru the 2nd quarter

 

[Kiyaman]

OG 3 then 2 then 3 makes Lakers call Time Out
52-42 Knicks lead

 

[Kiyaman]

Half Time .. Knicks 60 - Lakers 51

This is what happens when u put Mitch & KAT in the same lineup .. Fire
Brunson 16 pts, 6 Dimes
OG 13 pts
Hart 10 pts

Luka 18 pts, 6 Dimes
Lebron 16 pts

 

[Kiyaman]

Brunson did good job defending a slashing Lebron down the lane.
Brunson & Hart & OG 2-Way performance are holding on to the double digit lead over the Lakers in the 3rd quarter
74-65 Knicks lead .. less than 4 min remain in qrt

In my fantasy bench lineup for our playmaker rookie Kolec, I definitely want a OG n Kolec running the point alongside Deuce, having two defensive paint protectors in Precious & Hukporti.

 

[Kiyaman]

less than two min .. 80-70 knicks lead

 

[Kiyaman]

End of 3rd Quarter .. Knicks 84 - Lakers 76

Brunson 26 pts
OG 18 pts
Hart 14 pts
KAT 10 reb

 

[rady]

Just in time to catch the fourth quarter!

 

[rady]

Towns doing work, 88-78!

 

[jimkcchief88]

Up by 10 coming down the stretch these refs stink

 

[jimkcchief88]

Get JB back in there pronto

 

[Kiyaman]

Randle's Bull-ball better than KAT's !!!