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The first game of the NBA season was on December 19 when the Lakers played the Knicks at home. The two teams were evenly matched throughout the first half of the game, keeping each other in the lead. In the third quarter, the Knicks maintained a two-digit lead, but in the fourth quarter, the Knicks could not pull the score back, and finally defeated the Lakers with a score of 114-109.
The game was deadlocked from the start, but in the second half, the Knicks scored seven points in a row, and although the Lakers narrowed the gap to two points at one point, the Knicks still extended the gap to 35-27.
In the second quarter, the Knicks had a 10-point advantage, but Russell and Prince led the team to turn the game around, and the Lakers won 58-57 at halftime with a strong attack from thick eyebrows.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers had a six-point advantage, but were quickly tied by the Knicks. The game continued, but the Knicks went on a 12-2 run in the final stages of the game to end the game 90-80 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Lakers struggled to catch up, but the Knicks extended the score to 10 again. After a few rounds, the Lakers tried to pull the score back, but ultimately lost the game 109-114.
Davis had 32 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, James also played well, 25 10 rebounds and 11 assists, the Knicks' Brunson also had 29, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Randle also had 27, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.