James Closes On Kobe, Davis Has 28 As Lakers Beat Knicks
Marcus Morris scored 20 points and Damyean Dotson had 17 for the Knicks, who put up a much better effort after losing by 30 two weeks ago in Los Angeles.
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Marcus Morris scored 20 points and Damyean Dotson had 17 for the Knicks, who put up a much better effort after losing by 30 two weeks ago in Los Angeles.
The New York Knicks came out on top in a matchup between teams at the bottom of the standings Monday night.
Marcus Morris Sr. had 20 points and missed a half-court heave at the buzzer for the Knicks, who have lost three straight.
Julius Randle led the Knicks with 26 points.
Julius Randle had 25 points and 15 rebounds to pace the Knicks (11-30), and rookie R.J. Barrett added 22 points.
Julius Randle was not ready to play in a basketball game following the death of his grandmother earlier this week. He was feeling her presence on the Madison Square Garden floor on Sunday.
Taj Gibson led the Knicks with a season-high 19 points, shooting 8 for 8 from the field.
Marcus Morris was out with a sore neck and Dennis Smith Jr. sat with an oblique strain, decimating the Knick bench.
Another breezy blowout win had just become much less fun for the Lakers and their superstar big man, although it's too soon to say just how serious it will be for their championship dreams.
Marcus Morris — who led New York with 38 points — hit a jumper with 10.4 seconds left to get the Knicks back within three, but Williams put it out reach after a timeout with a pair of free throws.
The Knicks led for a big chunk of the game, including 87-83 after three quarters, but the Suns rallied to take a 94-93 lead on Ricky Rubio's 3-pointer with about 8 minutes left.
Anthony scored 26 points, his most since returning to the NBA in November after a year absence
Randle scored 30 points and equaled a season high with 16 rebounds, Bobby Portis added 17 points and the Knicks beat the Washington Wizards 107-100
Brooklyn finished 21 of 78 (26.9%) from the field.
Julius Randle had 35 points and reserve Damyean Dotson added 19 for New York, which lost its third straight.
Elfrid Payton replaced Frank Ntilikina as the starting point guard and had six points, 10 assists, five rebounds and four steals. Kevin Knox II had 19 points off the bench.
Miami led by as many by 34 and posted its sixth wire-to-wire win of the season.
New York went ahead by 31 points on Barrett's three-point play early in the third quarter and never looked back.
Nikola Jokic made a late go-ahead 3-pointer and finished with scored 25 points to help the Denver Nuggets hold off the New York Knicks 111-105 on Sunday night.
The Knicks rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
Marcus Morris scored a season-high 36 points and the New York Knicks held off Golden State 124-122 in overtime to snap a 10-game losing streak.
Damian Lillard had 31 points, including eight 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the New York Knicks their 10th straight loss
RJ Barrett was asked to explain something that would have been unusual to a 10-year veteran, let alone someone who had played 21 NBA games.
The New York Knicks didn't have any close games in David Fizdale's final days, then got one right away under interim coach Mike Miller.
Fizdale coached the team to a 17-65 last season, his first with the team. He finishes his brief tenure in New York with a 21-83 record.
