Lakers Crush Knicks In MSG To Stem Road Skid
NEW YORK (AP) — Lou Williams scored 22 points, Nick Young had 17 and the Los Angeles Lakers handed the New York Knicks an embarrassing 121-107 defeat on Monday night to stop a 12-game losing streak on the road.
Julius Randle and Brandon Ingram added 14 points apiece for the struggling Lakers, who won for only the third time in 13 games overall. They had dropped 17 of their previous 18 away from home, with the only road victory during that stretch coming on Dec. 16 in Philadelphia.
It was Los Angeles' first victory over New York at Madison Square Garden in six years.
Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 26 points. Kristaps Porzingis and Brandon Jennings each had 16.
New York crept to within 15 early in the third quarter, but the Lakers again went up by a game-high 27 points, 83-56, on Young's jumper with 4:45 left. They settled for a 97-73 lead after three.
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