On February 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Los Angeles Lakers (26-25) won consecutive victories. LeBron had 24 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Davis dished out 12 points, 18 rebounds and five assists as the Lakers came up with a 113-105 win over the New York Knicks (32-18) on the road. The Lakers won two in a row, and the Knicks ended a nine-game winning streak. It is worth mentioning that the Lakers once defended the Knicks in the final quarter without scoring a point for 6 minutes.
For the Lakers, LeBron had 24 points, five rebounds and five assists, Reaves had 22 points, six rebounds and seven assists, Russell had 16 points and four assists, Prince had 16 points, Hayes had 10 points and Davis had 12 points, 18 rebounds, five assists and four blocks. For the Knicks, Brunson had 36 points, six rebounds and 10 assists, DiVincenzo had 26 points and six rebounds, Hart had 12 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, Achiuwa had 10 points and eight rebounds, McBride had 10 points and Hartenstein had six points and 15 rebounds.
The Lakers' LeBron and Davis are back together, while the Knicks' Randle and Anunoby remain sidelined. After the opening, the two teams competed fiercely, and there were consecutive ties, Brunson hit a jumper after 12 ties, Russell responded with a three-pointer, DiVincenzo hit a three-pointer, Russell kept his touch and scored five more points, Christie also hit a three-pointer, and they led the team to a 10-3 mini-climax, and the Lakers led 25-20. Hart scored five straight points to end the first quarter as the Knicks trailed by two points at 25-27.
After the start of the second quarter, the two sides tug-of-war for a few rounds, LeBron suddenly scored 5 points in a row, Flynn responded with a 3-pointer, Hayes immediately hit a 3-pointer, the Lakers led 39-35, and the Knicks asked for a timeout. Summers dunked to close the gap, and LeBron and Christie each hit three-pointers to give the Lakers a six-point lead. McBride and Brunson hit three-pointers to tie the game, Prince answered with a three-pointer and DiVincenzo hit a three-pointer to lead a 7-2 run to tie the Knicks at 55 with 1:10 left before halftime. After 57 draws and 59 draws, Russell pressed the whistle three times, and the two sides shook hands at halftime.
The Lakers' Russell scored 14 points in the first half, LeBron had 12 and Davis had eight points and 11 rebounds; For the Knicks, Brunson had 17 points and four assists, and DiVincenzo had 11 points.
LeBron hit a jumper to open the third quarter, and DiVincenzo and Brunson each scored 3-pointers to give the Knicks a four-point lead at 65-61. Reaves hit back with a three-pointer, and DiVincenzo scored two breakaways to lead the team to six more points to extend the lead. LeBron hit a turnaround jumper to lead the team to six more points, and both teams scored a few points each, McBride hit a 3-pointer and Brunson hit a three-pointer from the left wing to give the Knicks an 86-78 lead with 1:10 left in the quarter. Hayes hit both free throws as the Lakers trailed by six points at 80-86 to end the third quarter.
LeBron scored twice on a single run, and he led the team to start the fourth quarter with a 9-0 spurt, and the Lakers came back to take the lead. Hart answered with a three-pointer to tie the game, with both teams scoring a few points each, and Prince scored six straight points to give the Lakers a four-point lead at 100-96 midway through the fourth quarter. At the critical moment, the Knicks were on fire offensively, Reaves hit a three-pointer, and LeBron hit a step-back jumper to give the Lakers a nine-point lead at 105-96 with 1:50 left in the fourth quarter. Brunson missed twice and DiVincenzo hit a mid-range shot to break the scoring drought and go 39 minutes into the gameAt 5 seconds, the Knicks were still trailing by seven points. The Knicks, who couldn't make a steal, had no choice but to foul, and Reaves hit both free throws to give the Lakers a 107-98 lead. Brunson scored on a breakaway and Reaves hit two more free throws to give the Lakers a nine-point lead. Brunson's 3-pointer didn't help, and the Lakers eventually won 113-105.
Lakers starting lineup: Russell, Reaves, Hachimura, LeBron, Davis.
Knicks starting lineup: Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Achiuwa, Hartenstein.